Peptides having more than 20 amino acids; Gastrins; Somatostatins; Melanotropins; Derivatives thereof

Introduced: January 1995

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Subclass:: PEPTIDES

Filing statistics

IPC C07K 14/00 belongs to the parent subclass C07K, which recorded 434,419 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 29,263 in 2013 to 39,574 in 2023 (+35%), peaking at 47,586 applications in 2021. 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

11 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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C07K 14/005 from viruses
C07K 14/195 from bacteria
C07K 14/37 from fungi
C07K 14/405 from algae
C07K 14/41 from lichens
C07K 14/415 from plants
C07K 14/435 from animals; from humans
C07K 14/795 Porphyrin- or corrin-ring-containing peptides
C07K 14/81 Protease inhibitors
C07K 14/82 Translation products from oncogenes
C07K 14/825 Metallothioneins

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C07, 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