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CPC Subgroup
A63F 13/85

Providing additional services to players

Full Title

Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions > Providing additional services to players

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • A63F 13/86 Watching games played by other players
  • A63F 13/87 Communicating with other players during game play, e.g. by e-mail or chat
  • A63F 13/88 Mini-games executed independently while main games are being loaded

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