Apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of microstructural devices or systems

Filing statistics

CPC B81C 2900/00 belongs to the parent subclass B81C, which recorded 23,469 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 2,096 in 2013 to 1,773 in 2023 (-15%), peaking at 2,404 applications in 2016. 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