CPC Main Group
B44C 7/00 Paperhanging
Filing statistics
CPC B44C 7/00 belongs to the parent subclass B44C, which recorded 22,433 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 1,712 in 2013 to 1,150 in 2023 (-33%), peaking at 2,842 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class B44 are DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) (316 applications), FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES (291 applications) and UNILIN (269 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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Child Classifications
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- B44C 7/02 Machines, apparatus, tools or accessories therefor (implements or apparatus for removing paint covering adhering to surfaces B44D3/16)
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B44, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) JP 316
- FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES MT 291
- UNILIN BE 269
- FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED LU 225
- LEONHARD KURZ STIFTUNG & COMPANY DE 208
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 195
- AKZENTA PANEELE + PROFILE DE 187
- SICPA HOLDING CH 169
- TOPPAN PRINTING COMPANY JP 144
- HUECK RHEINISCHE DE 138