Introducing phosphorus atoms or phosphorus-containing groups

Introducing phosphorus atoms or phosphorus-containing groups · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC08F8/40
Official titleIntroducing phosphorus atoms or phosphorus-containing groups
Display labelIntroducing phosphorus atoms or phosphorus-containing groups
Total patents178

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
201515
201616
201716
201824
201919
202023
202116
202216
202311
20248
202511
20263

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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 C08F8/40?
CPC C08F8/40 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Introducing phosphorus atoms or phosphorus-containing groups.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C08F8/40 (Introducing phosphorus atoms or phosphorus-containing groups)?
Our database includes 178 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C08F8/40 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 8 in 2024 vs 11 in 2025 (latest complete years).