Active food packaging technologies are evidently growing in size, to extent that they
are best described as an “emerging technology.” It was found by the key IPC
(International Patent Classification) class level for the largest technology groups.
The IPC A23L contributes maximum, i.e. 32%, which denotes human necessities
Fig. 15.3 Patents granted worldwide in the topic of active packaging system of food obtained from
the PATENTSCOPE database under WIPO as on year 2019 (Source of Data: https://patentscope.
wipo.int/search/en/result.jsf)
Fig. 15.4 Year wise patent granted in the area of active food packaging system obtained from the
PATENTSCOPE database under WIPO as on year 2019 (Source of Data: https://patentscope.wipo.
int/search/en/result.jsf)
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