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CPC technology class · C07

C07B - General Methods OF Organic Chemistry

General methods of organic chemistry; apparatus therefor. 8,058 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

8,058
US patents granted
C07
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+36%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

General Methods OF Organic Chemistry ranks #191 of 670 CPC technology areas - 8,058 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 36% over five years.

#191
of 670 CPC technology areas
8,058
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Incyte
leading assignee (89)
+36%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Incyte Corporation (89 patents)

CPC subclass C07B - GENERAL METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; APPARATUS THEREFOR - covers 8,058 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class C07 (ORGANIC CHEMISTRY). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in C07B is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Incyte Corporation leads with 89 patents, followed by Novartis Ag at 82 grants and Bristol-myers Squibb Company at 67.

Filing activity in C07B is up 36% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is C07B innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in C07B, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 36% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads C07B?

The 12 most active assignees in GENERAL METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; APPARATUS THEREFOR - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Incyte is the most active filer in C07B, holding 89 of the 8,058 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass C07B
Rank Company Patents in C07B
#1 Incyte Corporation 89
#2 Novartis Ag 82
#3 Bristol-myers Squibb Company 67
#4 Abb Vie Inc. 64
#5 Pfizer Inc. 63
#6 Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 57
#7 Gilead Sciences, Inc. 56
#8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 55
#9 Merck Sharp & Dohme Llc 54
#10 Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 54
#11 Celgene Corporation 53
#12 Theravance Biopharma R&D IP, Llc 51
#13 KING Faisal University 47
#14 Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited 47
#15 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. 42
#16 GE Healthcare Limited 42
#17 Hoffmann-la Roche Inc. 37
#18 Amgen Inc. 34
#19 Council OF Scientific AND Industrial Research 34
#20 Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited 34

About This Class

CPC subclass C07B belongs to class C07.

8,058 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading C07B assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 C07B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C07B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 C07B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C07B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 1015202530 405060708090100 Patents in C07B Avg claims / patent (company-wide) IncyteNovartisBristol-myers SquibbAbb ViePfizerConcert Pharmaceutica…Gilead SciencesVertex Pharmaceutical…Merck Sharp & DohmeJanssen Pharmaceutica…CelgeneTheravance Biopharma…King Faisal UniversityDaiichi Sankyo
Top 14 C07B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C07B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class C07B?
CPC subclass C07B covers GENERAL METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; APPARATUS THEREFOR. It belongs to CPC class C07 (ORGANIC CHEMISTRY), with 8,058 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in C07B?
8,058 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass C07B between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in C07B?
Incyte Corporation leads C07B with 89 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for C07B collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., C07) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like C07B provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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