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B41C 3/00

Reproduction or duplicating of printing formes

4 direct subcodes

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  • B41C 3/02 Stereotyping (casting stereotype plates B41D3/00)
  • B41C 3/04 to produce rubber printing blocks
  • B41C 3/06 to produce printing blocks from plastics
  • B41C 3/08 Electrotyping; Application of backing layers thereon

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B41, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 8,446
  2. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 8,438
  3. HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 7,828
  4. CANON JP 5,419
  5. CANON 4,156
  6. BROTHER INDUSTRIES JP 3,763
  7. BROTHER INDUSTRIES 2,779
  8. RICOH COMPANY JP 2,717
  9. FUJIFILM JP 2,423
  10. RICOH COMPANY 1,739