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G09F 7/12

the elements being secured or adapted to be secured by self-adhesion, moisture, suction, slow-drying adhesive or the like

Full Title

Signs, name or number plates, letters, numerals, or symbols (vehicle registration number plates B60R13/10); Panels or boards (show-cards G09F1/00; indicating arrangements for variable information G09F9/00, G09F11/00; illuminated signs G09F13/00; boards for notices or posters G09F15/00) > Signs, plates, panels or boards using readily-detachable elements bearing or forming symbols > the elements being secured or adapted to be secured by self-adhesion, moisture, suction, slow-drying adhesive or the like

Filing statistics

CPC G09F 7/12 belongs to the parent subclass G09F, which recorded 149,017 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 7,344 in 2013 to 14,579 in 2023 (+99%), peaking at 19,856 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class G09 are SAMSUNG DISPLAY (22,477 applications), BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY (16,016 applications) and BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY (12,918 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G09, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 22,477
  2. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY CN 16,016
  3. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY 12,918
  4. LG DISPLAY COMPANY KR 12,599
  5. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 12,009
  6. SAMSUNG DISPLAY 6,252
  7. SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY JP 4,410
  8. SONY CORPORATION JP 3,965
  9. LG ELECTRONICS KR 3,901
  10. LG DISPLAY COMPANY 3,705