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A43C 15/06

Ice-gripping devices or attachments, e.g. ice-spurs, ice-cleats, ice-creepers, crampons; Climbing devices or attachments, e.g. mountain climbing irons (A43C15/09 takes precedence; ice-spurs for horseshoes A01L7/08)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Ice-gripping devices or attachments, e.g. ice-spurs, ice-cleats, ice-creepers, crampons; Climbing devices or attachments

CPC: Ice-gripping devices or attachments, e.g. ice-spurs, ice-cleats, ice-creepers, crampons; Climbing devices or attachments, e.g. mountain climbing irons (A43C15/09 takes precedence; ice-spurs for horseshoes A01L7/08)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Non-skid devices or attachments > Ice-gripping devices or attachments, e.g. ice-spurs, ice-cleats, ice-creepers, crampons; Climbing devices or attachments

CPC:

Non-skid devices or attachments (apparatus for climbing poles, trees, or the like A63B27/00) > Ice-gripping devices or attachments, e.g. ice-spurs, ice-cleats, ice-creepers, crampons; Climbing devices or attachments, e.g. mountain climbing irons (A43C15/09 takes precedence; ice-spurs for horseshoes A01L7/08)

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 2 additional codes.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class A43,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NIKE US 3,884
  2. NIKE INNOVATE US 3,037
  3. NIKE INNOVATE NL 1,179
  4. 耐克创新有限合伙公司 902
  5. NIKE INNOVATE 842
  6. ADIDAS DE 707
  7. ASICS CORPORATION JP 573
  8. ANTA (CHINA) COMPANY 417
  9. XTEP (CHINA) COMPANY 340
  10. PUMA SE DE 333

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class A43,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NIKE US 4,108
  2. NIKE INNOVATE US 3,339
  3. NIKE INNOVATE NL 1,253
  4. 耐克创新有限合伙公司 969
  5. NIKE INNOVATE 910
  6. ADIDAS DE 768
  7. ASICS CORPORATION JP 591
  8. PUMA SE DE 344
  9. ADIDAS 323
  10. UNDER ARMOUR US 235