Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Filing statistics

CPC B41D 99/00 belongs to the parent subclass B41D, which recorded 104 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 11 in 2013 to 1 in 2019 (-91%), peaking at 37 applications in 2015. The most active applicants in class B41 are SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION (8,446 applications), SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION (8,438 applications) and HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (7,828 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings