Lasts

Filing statistics

CPC A43D 3/00 belongs to the parent subclass A43D, which recorded 10,345 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 455 in 2013 to 569 in 2023 (+25%), peaking at 1,453 applications in 2017. The most active applicants in class A43 are NIKE (4,108 applications), NIKE INNOVATE (3,339 applications) and NIKE INNOVATE (1,253 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Child Classifications

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A43D 3/02 Lasts for making or repairing shoes (making of wooden lasts B27M3/20)
A43D 3/04 Pneumatic lasts; Elastic lasts
A43D 3/06 Wedge locks for lasts
A43D 3/08 Devices for stretching special parts of shoes
A43D 3/10 Devices for removing lasts
A43D 3/12 Devices for inserting or reinserting lasts
A43D 3/14 Stretching or spreading lasts; Boot-trees; Fillers; Devices for maintaining the shape of the shoe (drying of footwear A47L23/20)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A43, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

NIKE US 4,108
NIKE INNOVATE US 3,339
NIKE INNOVATE NL 1,253
耐克创新有限合伙公司 969
NIKE INNOVATE 910
ADIDAS DE 768
ASICS CORPORATION JP 591
PUMA SE DE 344
ADIDAS 323
UNDER ARMOUR US 235