Ribbons, tapes, welts, bands, beadings, or other decorative or ornamental strips, not otherwise provided for (made by laminating B32B; binders for packaging purposes B65D; adhesive tape C09J7/20; made by weaving D03; made by braiding D04C)

Filing statistics

CPC D04D 9/00 belongs to the parent subclass D04D, which recorded 551 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 76 in 2013 to 16 in 2023 (-79%), peaking at 99 applications in 2014. The most active applicants in class D04 are P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) (1,303 applications), TORAY INDUSTRIES (899 applications) and KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION (856 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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D04D 9/02 made by lengthwise folding of fabric strip
D04D 9/04 built-up from several strips or elements
D04D 9/06 made by working plastics

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 1,303
TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 899
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION US 856
NIKE INNOVATE US 852
NIKE US 749
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 569
SHIMA SEIKI MANUFACTURING JP 469
SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER FR 468
REIFENHAEUSER & COMPANY MASCHINENFABRIK DE 462
NIKE INNOVATE NL 363