A63 SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
Description
A63 covers apparatus, equipment, and methods for sports, games, and amusements intended for recreation and entertainment purposes. This class encompasses diverse technologies including sporting goods (balls, rackets, protective gear), gaming devices and their mechanisms, playground equipment, fairground attractions, and toys designed for physical or mental engagement. The classification extends to installations and structures for sports facilities, gaming tables, and mechanical or electronic amusement devices, but excludes clothing and footwear (covered under A41) and furniture used in sports or gaming contexts unless specifically designed as integral gaming apparatus.
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 8 subcodes exist in both systems.
4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- A63B APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) heading +11 CPC −1 IPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A63C SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE (water skis B63B32/00, B63B34/00) heading +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A63D BOWLING GAMES, e.g. SKITTLES, BOCCE OR BOWLS; INSTALLATIONS THEREFOR; BAGATELLE OR SIMILAR GAMES; BILLIARDS (balls A63B37/00) heading IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A63F CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR heading +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A63G MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT heading +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A63H TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS heading +1 CPC −1 IPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A63J DEVICES FOR THEATRES, CIRCUSES, OR THE LIKE; CONJURING APPLIANCES OR THE LIKE heading IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A63K RACING; RIDING SPORTS; EQUIPMENT OR ACCESSORIES THEREFOR heading IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SANKYO 23,899
- SANYO PRODUCT COMPANY 23,718
- DAIICHI SHOKAI COMPANY 13,338
- KYORAKU SANGYO 10,447
- UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION 9,545
- SANEI R & D COMPANY 9,135
- SAMMY CORPORATION 7,126
- NEWGIN CORPORATION 5,651
- NETEASE 4,877
- HEIWA CORPORATION 3,938
Top Applicants (CPC)
2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- NETEASE 4,324
- TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 3,255
- SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT JP 2,643
- TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY CN 2,353
- UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS US 2,005
- KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION US 1,883
- ACUSHNET COMPANY US 1,495
- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 1,272
- NINTENDO COMPANY JP 1,260
- SONY CORPORATION JP 1,169