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 codeA23V2002/00
Official title
Display labelHuman Necessities (mapped technology topic)
Total patents13,534

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
20151,144
20161,349
20171,389
20181,320
20191,400
20201,402
20211,357
20221,463
20231,035
2024817
2025702
2026156

Representative patents

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

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Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC A23V2002/00?
CPC A23V2002/00 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Human Necessities.”
How many patents are filed under CPC A23V2002/00 (Human Necessities)?
Our database includes 13,534 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC A23V2002/00 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 817 in 2024 vs 702 in 2025 (latest complete years).
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