Means for positioning or orientating the apparatus (C12M41/08 takes precedence)

Means for positioning or orientating the apparatus (C12M41/08 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 codeC12M23/50
Official title{Means for positioning or orientating the apparatus (C12M41/08 takes precedence)}
Display labelMeans for positioning or orientating the apparatus (C12M41/08 takes precedence)
Total patents309

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
20158
201621
201728
201830
201922
202023
202140
202232
202332
202433
202530
202610

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 C12M23/50?
CPC C12M23/50 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Means for positioning or orientating the apparatus (C12M41/08 takes precedence).”
How many patents are filed under CPC C12M23/50 (Means for positioning or orientating the apparatus (C12M41/08 takes precedence))?
Our database includes 309 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C12M23/50 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 33 in 2024 vs 30 in 2025 (latest complete years).