Retaining or modifying natural colour by use of additives, e.g. optical brighteners (A23L5/42 takes precedence)

Retaining or modifying natural colour by use of additives, e.g. optical brighteners (A23L5/42 takes precedence) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeA23L5/41
Official titleRetaining or modifying natural colour by use of additives, e.g. optical brighteners (A23L5/42 takes precedence)
Display labelRetaining or modifying natural colour by use of additives, e.g. optical brighteners (A23L5/42 takes precedence)
Total patents83

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is stable.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20157
20164
20179
20184
20196
20206
202111
202212
20234
20248
20259
20263

Representative patents

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

Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC A23L5/41?
CPC A23L5/41 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Retaining or modifying natural colour by use of additives, e.g. optical brighteners (A23L5/42 takes precedence).”
How many patents are filed under CPC A23L5/41 (Retaining or modifying natural colour by use of additives, e.g. optical brighteners (A23L5/42 takes precedence))?
Our database includes 83 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC A23L5/41 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 8 in 2024 vs 9 in 2025 (latest complete years).