G10G REPRESENTATION OF MUSIC; RECORDING MUSIC IN NOTATION FORM; ACCESSORIES FOR MUSIC OR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. SUPPORTS (music stands A47B; non-musical aspects of musical toy instruments A63H5/00; metronomes G04F5/02; teaching music G09B15/00)
Description
G10G covers technical solutions for encoding, displaying, and recording musical information in notation systems, as well as mechanical and structural accessories for musical instruments. This includes music notation devices, score recording apparatus, automatic music writing systems, and physical supports or holders for instruments. The classification encompasses both traditional score representation methods and modern mechanical or electronic systems for capturing musical performances in written form. Excluded are musical instrument design itself (G10D), sound recording and reproduction (G11B), and acoustic theory (G10K).
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G10G 1/00 Means for the representation of music
- G10G 3/00 Recording music in notation form, e.g. recording the mechanical operation of a musical instrument
- G10G 5/00 Supports for musical instruments
- G10G 7/00 Other auxiliary devices or accessories, e.g. conductors' batons or separate holders for resin or strings
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