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A63B 59/58

characterised by the shape (A63B59/55, A63B59/56 take precedence)

Introduced: January 2015

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: characterised by the shape

CPC: characterised by the shape (A63B59/55, A63B59/56 take precedence)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Bats, rackets or the like, not covered by groups > Substantially rod-shaped bats for hitting a ball in the air, e.g. for baseball > characterised by the shape

CPC:

Bats, rackets, or the like, not covered by groups A63B49/00 - A63B57/00 > Substantially rod-shaped bats for hitting a ball in the air, e.g. for baseball > characterised by the shape (A63B59/55, A63B59/56 take precedence)

Of 1 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 1 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class A63,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SANKYO 23,899
  2. SANYO PRODUCT COMPANY 23,718
  3. DAIICHI SHOKAI COMPANY 13,338
  4. KYORAKU SANGYO 10,447
  5. UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION 9,545
  6. SANEI R & D COMPANY 9,135
  7. SAMMY CORPORATION 7,126
  8. NEWGIN CORPORATION 5,651
  9. NETEASE 4,877
  10. HEIWA CORPORATION 3,938

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class A63,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NETEASE 4,324
  2. TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 3,255
  3. SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT JP 2,643
  4. TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY CN 2,353
  5. UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS US 2,005
  6. KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION US 1,883
  7. ACUSHNET COMPANY US 1,495
  8. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 1,272
  9. NINTENDO COMPANY JP 1,260
  10. SONY CORPORATION JP 1,169