for greyhounds or other dogs

Filing statistics

CPC A63K 1/02 belongs to the parent subclass A63K, which recorded 869 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 82 in 2013 to 55 in 2023 (-33%), peaking at 139 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class A63 are NETEASE (4,324 applications), TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY (3,255 applications) and SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT (2,643 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings