Embroidered or tufted products; Base fabrics specially adapted for embroidered work; Inserts for producing surface irregularities in embroidered products (layered products B32B; non-woven pile fabrics D04H11/00)

Filing statistics

CPC D05C 17/00 belongs to the parent subclass D05C, which recorded 5,025 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 212 in 2013 to 334 in 2023 (+58%), peaking at 734 applications in 2017. The most active applicants in class D05 are JACK SEWING MACHINE COMPANY (670 applications), JUKI CORPORATION (427 applications) and BROTHER INDUSTRIES (299 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings