Heterocyclic compounds

Heterocyclic compounds · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC09K2211/1018
Official titleHeterocyclic compounds
Display labelHeterocyclic compounds
Total patents2,943

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is stable.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201531
201618
201742
2018156
2019205
2020303
2021339
2022419
2023493
2024504
2025340
202693

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 C09K2211/1018?
CPC C09K2211/1018 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Heterocyclic compounds.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C09K2211/1018 (Heterocyclic compounds)?
Our database includes 2,943 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C09K2211/1018 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 504 in 2024 vs 340 in 2025 (latest complete years).