Filing statistics

CPC B81B 7/0006 belongs to the parent subclass B81B, which recorded 28,559 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 2,310 in 2013 to 2,198 in 2023 (-5%), peaking at 2,988 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class B81 are ROBERT BOSCH (1,976 applications), TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY (788 applications) and INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES (759 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings