A45D HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT (wigs, toupees or the like A41G3/00, A41G5/00; hairdressers' chairs A47C1/04; hair cutting appliances, razors B26B); EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
Description
This subclass encompasses hand-held and stationary equipment used for personal grooming and cosmetic treatments, including hairdressing implements (scissors, combs, brushes, hair clippers), shaving apparatus (razors, shavers, stropping devices), and cosmetic application tools for manicuring, pedicuring, and facial treatments. The classification covers both manual and powered devices designed to modify, style, or maintain hair, skin, and nails, as well as accessories and storage solutions for such equipment. Related mechanical or electrical components that function as integral parts of these devices fall within this scope, while purely pharmaceutical or chemical cosmetic formulations are classified elsewhere under preparation-specific codes.
Filing statistics
CPC subclass A45D recorded 62,185 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 4,805 in 2013 to 3,774 in 2023 (-21%), peaking at 7,024 applications in 2018. 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
20 direct subcodes
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- A45D 1/00 Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor
- A45D 19/00 Devices for washing the hair or the scalp; Similar devices for colouring the hair
- A45D 2/00 Hair-curling or hair-waving appliances (heated curling-tongs, curling-irons A45D1/00 )
- A45D 20/00 Hair drying devices; Accessories therefor (A45D2/00 takes precedence)
- A45D 2200/00 Details not otherwise provided for in A45D
- A45D 24/00 Hair combs for care of the hair; Accessories therefor (high combs or dress combs A45D8/12; hair-drying combs A45D20/48 - A45D20/52; hair-trimming devices, using a razor blade, integral or combined with combs B26B21/00, e.g. B26B21/12)
- A45D 26/00 Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers (removing hair using electrosurgical instruments A61B18/04, A61B18/18)
- A45D 27/00 Shaving accessories (containers for handling shaving soap A45D40/00; shaving mirrors A45D42/08)
- A45D 29/00 Manicuring or pedicuring implements
- A45D 31/00 Artificial nails
- A45D 33/00 Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling powdery toiletry or cosmetic substances
- A45D 34/00 Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
- A45D 37/00 Sachet pads specially adapted for liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances
- A45D 4/00 Separate devices designed for heating hair curlers or hair-wavers (hair-drying devices without connection to hair curlers or hair-wavers A45D20/00)
- A45D 40/00 Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks (features common to containers for handling powdery or liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances A45D33/00-A45D37/00; cosmetic or like preparations A61K8/00, A61Q; sample tables or the like G09F5/00)
- A45D 42/00 Hand, pocket, or shaving mirrors
- A45D 44/00 Other cosmetic or toiletry articles, e.g. for hairdressers' rooms
- A45D 6/00 Details of, or accessories for, hair-curling or hair-waving devices
- A45D 7/00 Processes of waving, straightening or curling hair
- A45D 8/00 Hair-holding devices ; Accessories therefor
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