Preparatory processes

Preparatory processes · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeC08G69/04
Official titlePreparatory processes
Display labelPreparatory processes
Total patents136

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
201510
20169
201715
201816
201910
202013
202113
20229
202315
202414
202510
20262

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 C08G69/04?
CPC C08G69/04 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Preparatory processes.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C08G69/04 (Preparatory processes)?
Our database includes 136 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C08G69/04 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 14 in 2024 vs 10 in 2025 (latest complete years).