for etching copper or alloys thereof

for etching copper or alloys thereof · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC23F1/18
Official titlefor etching copper or alloys thereof
Display labelfor etching copper or alloys thereof
Total patents288

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
201542
201635
201724
201823
201923
202019
202135
202227
202320
202420
202515
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 C23F1/18?
CPC C23F1/18 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “for etching copper or alloys thereof.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C23F1/18 (for etching copper or alloys thereof)?
Our database includes 288 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C23F1/18 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 20 in 2024 vs 15 in 2025 (latest complete years).