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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 grant trajectory.

389
US patents granted
#8/12
in C12
0.3%
C12 class share
+85%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Wine ranks #559 of 670 CPC technology areas - 389 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 85% over five years.

#559
of 670 CPC technology areas
389
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Givaudan
leading assignee (15)
+85%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How C12G's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, C12G recorded 216 grants versus 117 in 2015–2019 (+85% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2022 at 51 grants and bottomed in 2018 at 17 (+200% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Givaudan SA holds 3.9% of the class ; the top three share 8.2%.

Leaderboard read

C12G concentration, lead at 3.9%

Givaudan SA leads this historical grant record at 3.9% of C12G - foreign corporation assignees hold 52% of class grants (74 of 143). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
3.9%

15 of 389 grants

Top three share
8.2%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
5

more grants than Suntory Holdings Limited

Where C12G sits inside C12

Among 12 subclasses in C12 (BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; Mutation OR Genetic Engineering), C12G ranks #8 and holds 0.3% of the parent class's 144,620 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

C12N 68,530 C12Q 32,189 C12Y 17,214 C12P 13,948 C12M 8,154 C12R 3,107 C12C 506 C12H 386

Rising assignees active in C12G

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

  1. #1 Clearmind Medicine Inc. 2.00x 1 → 2 company-wide · 5 in C12G
  2. #2 Impossible Foods Inc. 1.00x 14 → 14 company-wide · 7 in C12G
  3. #3 Suntory Holdings Limited 0.84x 51 → 43 company-wide · 10 in C12G
  4. #4 Chr. Hansen A/S 0.84x 38 → 32 company-wide · 5 in C12G
  5. #5 Givaudan SA 0.74x 92 → 68 company-wide · 15 in C12G

C12G grants by year, peak 2022 (51)

US utility-patent grants per year in C12G, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 85% 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

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). 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…Gnt Group B VJevo IpGrains Research And…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).

Questions about C12G

Which company holds the most patents in C12G?
Givaudan SA leads C12G with 15 patents (3.9% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 52% of class grants.
Which C12G assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in C12G, Clearmind Medicine Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (2.00x: 1 grants in 2019–2021 → 2 in 2022–2024) while holding 5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does C12G compare inside parent class C12?
Inside C12 (BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; Mutation OR Genetic Engineering), C12G ranks #8 of 12 subclasses by grant volume and holds 0.3% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is C12N (68,530 grants).

What to do with this data

C12G in context - here's where to go next.

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - C12G figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (389 grants in the tracked window).

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