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C08G 71/00

Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming in the main chain of the macromolecule a ureide or urethane link, otherwise than from isocyanate radicals

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 71/00 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

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Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C08, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG CHEM KR 14,262
  2. DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 12,486
  3. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 9,858
  4. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 7,877
  5. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 6,993
  6. FUJIFILM JP 5,049
  7. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 4,923
  8. SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL COMPANY JP 4,517
  9. BOREALIS AT 4,213
  10. ARKEMA FR 4,098