ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Classification Context

Section:: CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Description

C07 encompasses the preparation, purification, and chemical characterization of organic compounds and their intermediates, excluding pharmaceuticals (C07K for peptides/proteins; A61K for drug formulations). This class covers synthetic methods, reactions, and processes for aliphatic, cyclic, aromatic, and heterocyclic compounds, as well as natural product modifications and derivatives. It includes industrial-scale organic syntheses, catalytic processes, and functional group transformations relevant to fine chemicals, agrochemicals, dyes, and polymers.

Filing statistics

IPC C07 recorded 1,459,323 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023, summed across its 8 subclasses. Annual filings grew from 120,540 in 2013 to 120,629 in 2023 (+0%), peaking at 142,117 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class C07 are CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (12,697 applications), ROCHE (11,347 applications) and SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) (11,024 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

organic ACID(S)CHEMISTRY of organic compoundsother HORMONE(S) of known constitution

8 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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C07B GENERAL METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; APPARATUS THEREFOR
C07C ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
C07D HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
C07F ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC, OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM
C07G COMPOUNDS OF UNKNOWN CONSTITUTION
C07H SUGARS; DERIVATIVES THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; NUCLEIC ACIDS
C07J STEROIDS
C07K PEPTIDES

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filings, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 12,697
ROCHE CH 11,347
SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 11,024
NOVARTIS CH 9,356
BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 8,531
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY US 7,320
LG CHEM KR 7,245
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS US 6,816
HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 6,190
GENENTECH US 5,922