Polyvinyl alcohol {; Vinyl alcohol}

Polyvinyl alcohol {; Vinyl alcohol} · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC08F16/06
Official titlePolyvinyl alcohol {; Vinyl alcohol}
Display labelPolyvinyl alcohol {; Vinyl alcohol}
Total patents223

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
201517
201614
201716
201810
201919
202021
202126
202235
202325
202420
202516
20264

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 C08F16/06?
CPC C08F16/06 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Polyvinyl alcohol {; Vinyl alcohol}.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C08F16/06 (Polyvinyl alcohol {; Vinyl alcohol})?
Our database includes 223 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C08F16/06 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 20 in 2024 vs 16 in 2025 (latest complete years).