Filing statistics

CPC A45C 2013/1015 belongs to the parent subclass A45C, which 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