Chemistry & Metallurgy

Chemistry & Metallurgy · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

Related technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeC08F2/01
Official title
Display labelChemistry & Metallurgy (mapped technology topic)
Total patents1,440

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
2015102
201696
2017111
2018131
2019140
2020168
2021176
2022159
2023134
2024117
202587
202619

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 C08F2/01?
CPC C08F2/01 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Chemistry & Metallurgy.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C08F2/01 (Chemistry & Metallurgy)?
Our database includes 1,440 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C08F2/01 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 117 in 2024 vs 87 in 2025 (latest complete years).