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CPC Subgroup
A63F 13/79

involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories

Full Title

Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions > Game security or game management aspects > involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • A63F 13/792 for payment purposes, e.g. monthly subscriptions
  • A63F 13/795 for finding other players; for building a team; for providing a buddy list
  • A63F 13/798 for assessing skills or for ranking players, e.g. for generating a hall of fame

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A63, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NETEASE 4,324
  2. TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 3,255
  3. SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT JP 2,643
  4. TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY CN 2,353
  5. UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS US 2,005
  6. KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION US 1,883
  7. ACUSHNET COMPANY US 1,495
  8. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 1,272
  9. NINTENDO COMPANY JP 1,260
  10. SONY CORPORATION JP 1,169