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CPC technology class · C12

C12G - WINE

Wine; preparation thereof; alcoholic beverages ; preparation of alcoholic beverages not provided for in subclasses c12c or c12h. 389 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

389
US patents granted
C12
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+113%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

WINE ranks #559 of 670 CPC technology areas - 389 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 113% over five years.

#559
of 670 CPC technology areas
389
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Givaudan
leading assignee (15)
+113%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Givaudan Sa (15 patents)

CPC subclass C12G - WINE; PREPARATION THEREOF; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ; PREPARATION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES C12C OR C12H - covers 389 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class C12 (BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in C12G is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Givaudan Sa leads with 15 patents, followed by Suntory Holdings Limited at 10 grants and Impossible Foods Inc. at 7.

Filing activity in C12G is up 113% 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 C12G innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in C12G, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 113% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads C12G?

The 12 most active assignees in WINE; PREPARATION THEREOF; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ; PREPARATION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES C12C OR C12H - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Givaudan is the most active filer in C12G, holding 15 of the 389 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 C12G
Rank Company Patents in C12G
#1 Givaudan Sa 15
#2 Suntory Holdings Limited 10
#3 Impossible Foods Inc. 7
#4 Deuteria Beverages, Llc 6
#5 Chr. Hansen A/s 5
#6 Nuvessl, Inc. 5
#7 Clearmind Medicine Inc. 5
#8 BKON Llc 4
#9 Craft Standard Enterprises, Inc. 4
#10 GNT Group B.v. 4
#11 JEVO IP, Llc 4
#12 Grains Research AND Development Corporation 3
#13 THE Walter AND Eliza HALL Institute OF Medical Research 3
#14 Porifera, Inc. 3
#15 Sapporo Breweries Limited 3
#16 PB Funding Group, Llc 3
#17 Spokane Industries 3
#18 Ojai Energetics PBC 3
#19 Purewine Inc. 3
#20 Melbourne Health 3

About This Class

CPC subclass C12G belongs to class C12.

389 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 C12G 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 C12G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C12G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 C12G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C12G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 510152025 05101520 Patents in C12G Avg claims / patent (company-wide) GivaudanSuntory HoldingsImpossible FoodsDeuteria BeveragesChr Hansen A/SNuvesslClearmind MedicineBkonCraft Standard Enterp…Gnt Group B VJevo IpGrains Research And D…The Walter And Eliza…Porifera
Top 14 C12G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C12G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class C12G?
CPC subclass C12G covers WINE; PREPARATION THEREOF; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ; PREPARATION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES C12C OR C12H. It belongs to CPC class C12 (BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING), with 389 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in C12G?
389 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass C12G between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in C12G?
Givaudan Sa leads C12G with 15 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for C12G 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., C12) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like C12G 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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