Sweetmeats; Confectionery; Marzipan; Coated or filled products

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; PREPARATION, TREATMENT OR PRESERVATION THEREOF
Subclass:: COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF

Filing statistics

IPC A23G 3/00 belongs to the parent subclass A23G, which recorded 46,722 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 3,951 in 2013 to 3,148 in 2023 (-20%), peaking at 5,133 applications in 2016. The most active applicants in class A23 are KVASENKOV OLEG IVANOVICH (6,158 applications), NESTLE (4,562 applications) and NESTEC (3,354 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

BON-BONS (sweets)CANDIESCARAMELCOATING sweetmeatsCONFECTIONERYFONDANTSMARZIPANNOUGATPRALINESSUGAR(S) productsSWEETMEATSTOFFEE

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Child Classifications

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A23G 3/02 Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of sweetmeats or confectionery; Accessories therefor
A23G 3/32 Processes for preparing caramel or sugar colours
A23G 3/34 Sweetmeats, confectionery or marzipan; Processes for the preparation thereof

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A23, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

KVASENKOV OLEG IVANOVICH RU 6,158
NESTLE CH 4,562
NESTEC CH 3,354
JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 2,699
DSM IP ASSETS (DUTCH STATE MINES IP ASSETS) NL 2,320
SUNTORY HOLDINGS JP 1,926
CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,804
CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION KR 1,653
CARGILL US 1,588
REPUBLIC OF KOREA (RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION) KR 1,314