Skin or skin outgrowth, e.g. hair, nails

Skin or skin outgrowth, e.g. hair, nails · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeA61K8/985
Official title{Skin or skin outgrowth, e.g. hair, nails}
Display labelSkin or skin outgrowth, e.g. hair, nails
Total patents28

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20151
20163
20171
20183
20191
20201
20211
20223
20234
20244
20255
20261

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 A61K8/985?
CPC A61K8/985 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Skin or skin outgrowth, e.g. hair, nails.”
How many patents are filed under CPC A61K8/985 (Skin or skin outgrowth, e.g. hair, nails)?
Our database includes 28 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC A61K8/985 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 4 in 2024 vs 5 in 2025 (latest complete years).