CPC Subclass Not Allocatable
A63C SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE (water skis B63B32/00, B63B34/00)
Description
A63C covers ice skates, roller skates, skis, and related footwear devices designed for gliding or sliding on surfaces, along with the structural design and layout of facilities where these activities occur. This includes innovations in skate blade materials, fastening mechanisms, boot construction, ski bindings, and architectural or engineering solutions for ice rinks, roller skating rinks, and ski slopes. The classification excludes general footwear design (covered under A43) and focuses specifically on equipment and infrastructure integral to skating and skiing sports.
12 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A63C 1/00 Skates (roller skates or skate boards A63C17/00)
- A63C 10/00 Snowboard bindings
- A63C 11/00 Accessories for skiing or snowboarding (fittings on vehicles for carrying skis B60R9/12)
- A63C 13/00 Snow shoes
- A63C 17/00 Roller skates; Skate-boards
- A63C 19/00 Design or layout of playing courts, rinks, bowling greens or areas for water-skiing; Covers therefor
- A63C 2201/00 Use of skates, skis, roller-skates, snowboards and courts
- A63C 2203/00 Special features of skates, skis, roller-skates, snowboards and courts
- A63C 3/00 Accessories for skates
- A63C 5/00 Skis or snowboards (sledges with runners, e.g. ski-bobs, B62B13/00; runners for sledges B62B17/02; runners for carrying wheeled vehicles to facilitate travel on snow or ice B62B19/00)
- A63C 7/00 Devices preventing skis from slipping back; Ski-stoppers or ski-brakes
- A63C 9/00 Ski bindings
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A63, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- NETEASE 4,324
- TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 3,255
- SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT JP 2,643
- TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY CN 2,353
- UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS US 2,005
- KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION US 1,883
- ACUSHNET COMPANY US 1,495
- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 1,272
- NINTENDO COMPANY JP 1,260
- SONY CORPORATION JP 1,169