Human Necessities

Human Necessities · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

Related technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeA23L3/003
Official title
Display labelHuman Necessities (mapped technology topic)
Total patents75

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20153
20163
201710
20186
201912
20206
20215
20223
20239
202415
20253

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 A23L3/003?
CPC A23L3/003 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Human Necessities.”
How many patents are filed under CPC A23L3/003 (Human Necessities)?
Our database includes 75 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC A23L3/003 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 15 in 2024 vs 3 in 2025 (latest complete years).