General preparatory processes

General preparatory processes · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC08G64/20
Official titleGeneral preparatory processes
Display labelGeneral preparatory processes
Total patents93

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
201511
201619
201716
20187
20198
202010
20213
20226
20236
20246
20261

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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 C08G64/20?
CPC C08G64/20 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “General preparatory processes.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C08G64/20 (General preparatory processes)?
Our database includes 93 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C08G64/20 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 6 in 2023 vs 6 in 2024 (latest complete years).