Functional group cleavage, e.g. removal of side-chains or protective groups

Functional group cleavage, e.g. removal of side-chains or protective groups · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC08G2261/80
Official titleFunctional group cleavage, e.g. removal of side-chains or protective groups
Display labelFunctional group cleavage, e.g. removal of side-chains or protective groups
Total patents68

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
20154
20166
20178
201812
20196
20207
20219
20223
20231
20245
20256
20261

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 C08G2261/80?
CPC C08G2261/80 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Functional group cleavage, e.g. removal of side-chains or protective groups.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C08G2261/80 (Functional group cleavage, e.g. removal of side-chains or protective groups)?
Our database includes 68 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C08G2261/80 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 5 in 2024 vs 6 in 2025 (latest complete years).