Receptacles, e.g. flower-pots or boxes (self-acting watering devices A01G27/00; hanging flower baskets, holders or containers for flower-pots A47G7/00); Glasses for cultivating flowers

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Receptacles, e.g. flower-pots or boxes; Glasses for cultivating flowers

CPC: Receptacles, e.g. flower-pots or boxes (self-acting watering devices A01G27/00; hanging flower baskets, holders or containers for flower-pots A47G7/00); Glasses for cultivating flowers

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Cultivation in receptacles, forcing-frames or greenhouses; Edging for beds, lawn or the like > Receptacles, e.g. flower-pots or boxes; Glasses for cultivating flowers

CPC:

Cultivation in receptacles, forcing-frames or greenhouses (of mushrooms A01G18/00; soilless cultivation A01G31/00); Edging for beds, lawn or the like > Receptacles, e.g. flower-pots or boxes (self-acting watering devices A01G27/00; hanging flower baskets, holders or containers for flower-pots A47G7/00); Glasses for cultivating flowers

CPC subdivides this area 4x more granularly than IPC with 6 additional codes.

6 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 2018.

Child Classifications

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A01G 9/021 CPC only CPC only
A01G 9/022 +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
A01G 9/026 CPC only CPC only
A01G 9/027 CPC only CPC only
A01G 9/028 CPC only CPC only
A01G 9/029 Receptacles for seedlings (growth substrates in block form A01G24/44) since 2018 +5 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A01G 9/0302 CPC only CPC only
A01G 9/033 Flat containers for turf, lawn or the like, e.g. for covering roofs since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class A01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 6,725
JOHN DEERE US 6,555
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY US 6,280
DOW AGROSCIENCES US 5,260
BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 5,106
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL US 4,609
KUBOTA CORPORATION 4,458
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS CH 4,341
BAYER CROPSCIENCE DE 4,305
CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA US 4,024

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class A01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

JOHN DEERE US 6,949
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY US 6,297
DOW AGROSCIENCES US 5,458
BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 5,296
BAYER CROPSCIENCE DE 4,654
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL US 4,631
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS CH 4,410
CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA US 4,128
CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 3,805
BAYER DE 3,607