Microorganisms; Enzymes; {Antibiotics}

Microorganisms; Enzymes; {Antibiotics} · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Agriculture, food, personal care, health, and life sciences.

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Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeA23B4/22
Official titleMicroorganisms; Enzymes; {Antibiotics}
Display labelMicroorganisms; Enzymes; {Antibiotics}
Total patents74

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20156
201615
20176
20186
20197
20203
202110
20226
20236
20247
20252

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What is CPC A23B4/22?
CPC A23B4/22 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Microorganisms; Enzymes; {Antibiotics}.”
How many patents are filed under CPC A23B4/22 (Microorganisms; Enzymes; {Antibiotics})?
Our database includes 74 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC A23B4/22 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 7 in 2024 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).