Services

Full Title

Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism (healthcare informatics G16H) > Services

Filing statistics

CPC G06Q 50/10 belongs to the parent subclass G06Q, which recorded 1,091,013 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 52,578 in 2013 to 131,803 in 2023 (+151%), peaking at 135,763 applications in 2021. The most active applicants in class G06 are SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (76,952 applications), IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) (62,841 applications) and MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING (44,778 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Child Classifications

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G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurants
G06Q 50/14 Travel agencies
G06Q 50/16 Real estate
G06Q 50/18 Legal services
G06Q 50/20 Education
G06Q 50/22 Social work or social welfare, e.g. community support activities or counselling services
G06Q 50/26 Government or public services (business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 76,952
IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,841
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 44,778
GOOGLE US 35,735
INTEL CORPORATION US 32,087
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 30,572
TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 25,023
APPLE US 23,482
SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 22,548
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,917