CPC Main Group
B60R 25/00 Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles (locks for vehicles E05B77/00-E05B85/00)
Filing statistics
CPC B60R 25/00 belongs to the parent subclass B60R, which recorded 293,673 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 16,961 in 2013 to 25,518 in 2023 (+50%), peaking at 33,362 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class B60 are HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (31,729 applications), FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES (29,270 applications) and KIA MOTORS CORPORATION (23,892 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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- B60R 25/01 operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens
- B60R 25/10 actuating a signalling device
- B60R 25/20 Means to switch the anti-theft system on or off
- B60R 25/30 Detection related to theft or to other events relevant to anti-theft systems
- B60R 25/40 Features of the power supply for the anti-theft system, e.g. anti-theft batteries, back-up power supply or means to save battery power
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B60, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 31,729
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 29,270
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 23,892
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 20,384
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 20,311
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 20,237
- BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 14,629
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 11,896
- AUDI DE 11,084
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 10,940