from animals; from humans

Introduced: January 1995

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Medicinal preparations containing peptides > Peptides having more than 20 amino acids; Gastrins; Somatostatins; Melanotropins; Derivatives thereof > from animals; from humans

Classification Context

Section:: HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:: MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
Subclass:: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES

8 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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A61K 38/18 Growth factors; Growth regulators
A61K 38/19 Cytokines; Lymphokines; Interferons
A61K 38/22 Hormones
A61K 38/33 derived from pro-opiomelanocortin, pro-enkephalin or pro-dynorphin
A61K 38/36 Blood coagulation or fibrinolysis factors
A61K 38/38 Albumins
A61K 38/39 Connective tissue peptides, e.g. collagen, elastin, laminin, fibronectin, vitronectin, cold insoluble globulin [CIG]
A61K 38/4 Transferrins, e.g. lactoferrins, ovotransferrins

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A61, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 18,523
NOVARTIS CH 14,253
COVIDIEN US 13,953
ROCHE CH 12,005
CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 11,955
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 11,692
HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 11,596
L'OREAL FR 11,593
P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 11,297
OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,594