Hydrocarbons

Hydrocarbons · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeC08F212/06
Official titleHydrocarbons
Display labelHydrocarbons
Total patents89

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
20155
20163
201710
201813
20198
202010
20219
202210
20236
20248
20257

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 C08F212/06?
CPC C08F212/06 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Hydrocarbons.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C08F212/06 (Hydrocarbons)?
Our database includes 89 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C08F212/06 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 8 in 2024 vs 7 in 2025 (latest complete years).