Special techniques in artistic painting or drawing, e.g. oil painting, water painting, pastel painting, relief painting

Filing statistics

CPC B44D 2/00 belongs to the parent subclass B44D, which recorded 5,389 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 291 in 2013 to 362 in 2023 (+24%), peaking at 795 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