A45C PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
Description
Covers portable containers and bags designed for personal carrying, including purses, wallets, hand luggage, backpacks, suitcases, and similar articles for transporting personal belongings. Encompasses designs, closures, compartments, materials, and structural features specific to these items. Excludes garment-related articles like pockets (A41D) and furniture or fixed storage solutions.
Filing statistics
CPC subclass A45C recorded 41,227 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 3,768 in 2013 to 2,147 in 2023 (-43%), peaking at 5,217 applications in 2016. The most active applicants in class A45 are L'OREAL (3,874 applications), DYSON (1,223 applications) and AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION (877 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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Child Classifications
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- A45C 1/00 Purses; Money-bags; Wallets
- A45C 11/00 Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00 (specially adapted for toiletry or cosmetic equipment A45D29/20, A45D44/18; travelling sewing kits A45F3/48)
- A45C 13/00 Details; Accessories
- A45C 15/00 Purses, bags, luggage or other receptacles covered by groups A45C1/00 - A45C11/00, combined with other articles (A45C1/08, A45C3/14, take precedence)
- A45C 2200/00 Details not otherwise provided for in A45C
- A45C 3/00 Flexible luggage; Handbags (collapsible or extensible luggage, bags or the like A45C7/00)
- A45C 5/00 Rigid or semi-rigid luggage (collapsible or extensible luggage, bags or the like A45C7/00)
- A45C 7/00 Collapsible or extensible luggage, bags or the like
- A45C 9/00 Luggage or bags convertible into objects for other use (sacks or packs carried on the body and convertible into other articles A45F4/02; trunk-wardrobes A47B61/06; trunk-beds A47C17/82)
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A45, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- L'OREAL FR 3,874
- DYSON GB 1,223
- AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION KR 877
- SEB FR 842
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 741
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 613
- L'OREAL 555
- ELC MANAGEMENT US 554
- YONWOO COMPANY KR 535
- ALBEA SERVICES FR 523