Rare earth metals

Rare earth metals · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB01D2255/206
Official titleRare earth metals
Display labelRare earth metals
Total patents183

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
201531
201624
201715
201822
201916
202013
202112
202216
202313
202413
20258

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 B01D2255/206?
CPC B01D2255/206 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Rare earth metals.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B01D2255/206 (Rare earth metals)?
Our database includes 183 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B01D2255/206 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 13 in 2024 vs 8 in 2025 (latest complete years).