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A43D 100/00

Setting or removing eyelets, buttons, lacing-hooks, or elastic gussets in shoes

Introduced: September 1968

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 5 subcodes exist in both systems.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

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  • A43D 100/08 Setting buttons on footwear (for garments A41H37/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A43D 100/10 Machines or tools for setting lacing-hooks in shoes IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A43D 100/12 Machines for inserting elastic gussets in shoes IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A43D 100/14 Devices for removing buttons, lacing-hooks, or the like from shoes IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

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