IPC Main Group
C08G 69/00 Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming a carboxylic amide link in the main chain of the macromolecule
Introduced: July 1974
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- Class:
- ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
- Subclass:
- MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS
Filing statistics
IPC C08G 69/00 belongs to the parent subclass C08G, which recorded 283,424 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 22,018 in 2013 to 25,314 in 2023 (+15%), peaking at 27,856 applications in 2019. The most active applicants in class C08 are LG CHEM (14,262 applications), DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES (12,486 applications) and BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) (9,858 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Related Keywords
POLYAMIDES
7 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- C08G 69/02 Polyamides derived from amino carboxylic acids or from polyamines and polycarboxylic acids
- C08G 69/38 Polyamides prepared from aldehydes and polynitriles
- C08G 69/4 Polyamides containing oxygen in the form of ether groups
- C08G 69/42 Polyamides containing atoms other than carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
- C08G 69/44 Polyester-amides
- C08G 69/46 Post-polymerisation treatment
- C08G 69/48 Polymers modified by chemical after-treatment
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C08, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- LG CHEM KR 14,262
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 12,486
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 9,858
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 7,877
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 6,993
- FUJIFILM JP 5,049
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 4,923
- SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL COMPANY JP 4,517
- BOREALIS AT 4,213
- ARKEMA FR 4,098