Cellulose ethers

Cellulose ethers · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeC08L1/26
Official titleCellulose ethers
Display labelCellulose ethers
Total patents162

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
201518
201617
201714
201821
201913
202019
202115
202210
202311
202411
202511
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 C08L1/26?
CPC C08L1/26 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Cellulose ethers.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C08L1/26 (Cellulose ethers)?
Our database includes 162 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C08L1/26 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 11 in 2024 vs 11 in 2025 (latest complete years).