Table 2 IPC Codes of patents with potential application in the pharmaceutical sector

A61K

Preparations for medical purposes

A61P

Therapeutic activity of chemical compounds or medicinal preparation

A61B

Diagnosis - analyzing biological material covering processes for diagnostics.

A01N

Medicinal preparations (for pharmaceutical use) containing materials from mammals or birds

C07H

Sugars, derivatives thereof; nucleosides, nucleotides, nucleic acids with therapeutic activity further classified in subclass A61P, which covers DNA or RNA concerning genetic engineering, vectors or the isolation, preparation or purification

C12N

Micro-organisms or enzymes; compositions thereof; propagating, preserving or maintaining micro-organism, mutation or genetic engineering; culture media

C12P

Fermentation or enzyme using processes to synthesize a desired chemical compound or composition or to separate optical isomers from racemic mixture; particularly processes for producing enzymes, DNA or RNA concerning genetic engineering, vectors e.g. plasmids or their isolation.

C12Q

Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes or micro-organisms (immunoassays) compositions or test papers thereof; processes of preparing such composition; condition responsive control in microbiological or enzymological process.

C08B

Polysaccharides, derivatives thereof- those with therapeutic activity are further classified in subclass A61P.

C07F

Acyclic, carbocyclic, or heterocyclic compounds containing elements other than carbon, hydrogen, halogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, selenium or teleum. Therapeutic activity in A61P

C01G

Compounds containing metals and whose therapeutic activity is further classified under A61P

C07J

Steroids particularly those whose therapeutic activity is further classified in subclass A61P.

C08L

Compositions of macromolecular compounds which include pharmaceuticals under A61K

C07G

Organic chemistry/compounds of unknown constitution. Those with therapeutic activity further classified in subclass A61P

C07B

General methods of organic chemistry; apparatus therefore (preparation of carboxylic acid esters by telomerization)

C07C

Acyclic or carbocyclic compounds

C07D

Heterocyclic compounds. Those with therapeutic activity further classified in subclass A61P

C08G

Macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds.

G01N

Investigation or analyzing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties.

C01B

Non-metallic elements; compounds thereof; whose therapeutic activity is further classified in A61P

C08F

Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds; which include therapeutic activity under A61K, A61P