Patent Theme
Functional Foods & Supplements
Development of food compositions, beverages, or powders designed to provide specific health benefits beyond basic nutrition, such as weight management, anti-aging, exercise support, or targeted disease prevention/treatment, often incorporating bioactive compounds or probiotics.
9,468 US filings from 3,988 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,431 · 2024: 3,033 · 2025: 2,761 · 2026 YTD: 1,243
Foods & Beverages
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. | 220 | 64 | 63 | 66 | 27 | +4.8% |
| 2 | MARY KAY INC. | 62 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 10 | -42.1% |
| 3 | DSM IP ASSETS B.V. | 59 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 8 | +66.7% |
| 4 | GIVAUDAN SA | 56 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | -6.2% |
| 5 | FIRMENICH SA | 54 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 4 | +108.3% |
| 6 | The Regents of the University of California | 52 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 7 | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | 48 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 14 | -46.2% |
| 8 | AXCESS GLOBAL SCIENCES, LLC | 44 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 7 | -6.2% |
| 9 | NANJING NUTRABUILDING BIO-TECH CO., LTD. | 44 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 8 | +70.0% |
| 10 | NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED | 44 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 9 | -12.5% |
| 11 | N.V. Nutricia | 43 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 6 | +36.4% |
| 12 | TCI CO., LTD. | 34 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 2 | -23.1% |
| 13 | Cargill, Incorporated | 33 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3 | +25.0% |
| 14 | SYMRISE AG | 32 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | -40.0% |
| 15 | TURTLE BEAR HOLDINGS, LLC | 30 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | -66.7% |
| 16 | Amazentis SA | 29 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | +9.1% |
| 17 | AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION | 26 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | +14.3% |
| 18 | Firmenich Incorporated | 26 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | -9.1% |
| 19 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | 26 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | -16.7% |
| 20 | Evonik Operations GmbH | 24 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 1 | +225.0% |
| 21 | General Mills, Inc. | 24 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 1 | +66.7% |
| 22 | Abbott Laboratories | 23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -40.0% |
| 23 | MARS, INCORPORATED | 23 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | +12.5% |
| 24 | MEIJI CO., LTD. | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 25 | Flamel Ireland Limited | 21 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | -30.0% |