CPC Subgroup
G10D 3/06 Necks; Fingerboards, e.g. fret boards
Full Title
Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars > Necks; Fingerboards, e.g. fret boards
Filing statistics
CPC G10D 3/06 belongs to the parent subclass G10D, which recorded 8,878 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 709 in 2013 to 513 in 2023 (-28%), peaking at 1,126 applications in 2016. The most active applicants in class G10 are SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (6,277 applications), GOOGLE (5,429 applications) and FRAUNHOFER (4,984 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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Child Classifications
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- G10D 3/08 Fingerboards in the form of keyboards
- G10D 3/095 Details of removable or collapsible necks, e.g. suitable for transport or storage
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G10, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 6,277
- GOOGLE US 5,429
- FRAUNHOFER DE 4,984
- SONY CORPORATION JP 2,808
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 2,577
- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 2,382
- DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION US 2,123
- QUALCOMM US 2,117
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,049
- AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES US 1,924