Sulfur-, selenium-, or tellurium-containing compounds {(C08K5/0091 takes precedence)}

Sulfur-, selenium-, or tellurium-containing compounds {(C08K5/0091 takes precedence)} · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC08K5/36
Official titleSulfur-, selenium-, or tellurium-containing compounds {(C08K5/0091 takes precedence)}
Display labelSulfur-, selenium-, or tellurium-containing compounds {(C08K5/0091 takes precedence)}
Total patents323

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
201522
201629
201733
201838
201940
202042
202126
202225
202330
202421
202512
20265

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 C08K5/36?
CPC C08K5/36 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Sulfur-, selenium-, or tellurium-containing compounds {(C08K5/0091 takes precedence)}.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C08K5/36 (Sulfur-, selenium-, or tellurium-containing compounds {(C08K5/0091 takes precedence)})?
Our database includes 323 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C08K5/36 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 21 in 2024 vs 12 in 2025 (latest complete years).