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C11D 17/00

Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties (shaping soap C11D13/14)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties

CPC: Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties (shaping soap C11D13/14)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties

CPC:

Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties (shaping soap C11D13/14)

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 7 additional codes.

7 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class C11,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 5,930
  2. HENKEL DE 3,288
  3. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 2,162
  4. ECOLAB US 1,454
  5. UNILEVER NL 1,430
  6. NOVOZYMES DK 1,366
  7. UNILEVER IP HOLDINGS NL 1,227
  8. CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER US 1,022
  9. KAO CORPORATION 947
  10. KAO CORPORATION JP 853

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class C11,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 6,498
  2. HENKEL DE 3,445
  3. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 2,409
  4. ECOLAB US 1,614
  5. NOVOZYMES DK 1,609
  6. UNILEVER NL 1,468
  7. UNILEVER IP HOLDINGS NL 1,246
  8. CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER US 1,048
  9. UNILEVER GB 1,039
  10. FIRMENICH CH 964