PLA, i.e. polylactic acid or polylactide

PLA, i.e. polylactic acid or polylactide · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB29K2067/046
Official title{PLA, i.e. polylactic acid or polylactide}
Display labelPLA, i.e. polylactic acid or polylactide
Total patents627

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
201569
201679
201782
201866
201957
202065
202143
202251
202335
202445
202529
20266

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 B29K2067/046?
CPC B29K2067/046 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “PLA, i.e. polylactic acid or polylactide.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B29K2067/046 (PLA, i.e. polylactic acid or polylactide)?
Our database includes 627 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B29K2067/046 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 45 in 2024 vs 29 in 2025 (latest complete years).