A63H TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
Description
A63H covers the design and manufacture of toys and play articles intended for entertainment and amusement, including mechanical, structural, and functional aspects of toy construction. This subclass encompasses traditional toys such as tops, dolls, hoops, and building blocks, as well as puzzle toys, figurines, action toys, and similar recreational objects designed for children or general play. The classification includes innovations in toy mechanisms, materials, assembly systems, and interactive features that enhance play value. Related toy-adjacent technologies involving sports equipment or electronic gaming are classified separately under A63B (sports) and A63F (electronic games/amusements).
20 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A63H 1/00 Tops (diabolos or similar thrown and caught spinning tops or throwing and catching devices therefor A63B67/16; flying tops )
- A63H 11/00 Self-movable toy figures
- A63H 13/00 Toy figures with self-moving parts, with or without movement of the toy as a whole
- A63H 15/00 Other gravity-operated toy figures
- A63H 17/00 Toy vehicles, e.g. with self-drive; Accessories therefor (traffic games with figures moved by players A63F9/14)
- A63H 18/00 Highways or trackways for toys (railway permanent way A63H19/30; for special railways A63H21/00); Propulsion by special interaction between vehicle and track
- A63H 19/00 Model railways (propulsion by special interaction between vehicle and track A63H18/00)
- A63H 21/00 Other toy railways
- A63H 2200/00 Computerized interactive toys, e.g. dolls
- A63H 23/00 Toy boats; Floating toys; Other aquatic toy devices
- A63H 27/00 Toy aircraft; Other flying toys (toys with parachutes A63H33/20)
- A63H 29/00 Drive mechanisms for toys in general
- A63H 3/00 Dolls
- A63H 30/00 Remote-control arrangements specially adapted for toys, e.g. for toy vehicles (steering mechanisms for toy vehicles A63H17/36; for model railways A63H19/24, A63H19/28)
- A63H 31/00 Gearing for toys (gearing in general F16H)
- A63H 33/00 Other toys
- A63H 37/00 Jokes; Confetti, streamers, or other dance favours
- A63H 5/00 Musical or noise- producing devices for additional toy effects other than acoustical (musical tops A63H1/28; ; music, sound or noise production in general G10)
- A63H 7/00 Toy figures led or propelled by the user
- A63H 9/00 Special methods or compositions for the manufacture of dolls, toy animals, toy figures, or parts thereof
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