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G04B 37/00 Cases
Filing statistics
CPC G04B 37/00 belongs to the parent subclass G04B, which recorded 21,796 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,615 in 2013 to 1,692 in 2023 (+5%), peaking at 2,440 applications in 2016. The most active applicants in class G04 are THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (1,705 applications), ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE (1,443 applications) and SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (1,104 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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- G04B 37/02 Evacuated cases; Cases filled with gas or liquids; Cases containing substances for absorbing or binding moisture or dust
- G04B 37/04 Mounting the clockwork in the case; Shock absorbing mountings
- G04B 37/06 Forming the passage for the winding stem through the case; Divided winding stems
- G04B 37/08 Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits
- G04B 37/12 Cases for special purposes, e.g. watch combined with ring, watch combined with button (watch guards or protectors A45C11/10, A45C11/12; watches combined with cosmetic powder containers A45D33/30 )
- G04B 37/14 Suspending devices, supports or stands for time-pieces insofar as they form part of the case
- G04B 37/18 for pocket or wrist watches (G04B37/02 - G04B37/16 take precedence)
- G04B 37/22 Materials or processes of manufacturing pocket watch or wrist watch cases
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CH 1,705
- ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE CH 1,443
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,104
- APPLE US 1,038
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 875
- NIVAROX-FAR CH 781
- CASIO COMPUTER COMPANY 734
- MONTRES BREGUET CH 715
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 715
- OMEGA CH 555