Indicating or scoring devices for games or players

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Games or sports accessories not covered in groups > Indicating or scoring devices for games or players

CPC:

Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00 (starting appliances A63K3/02) > Indicating or scoring devices for games or players

Of 9 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.

9 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 4 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

Child Classifications

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A63B 2071/0602 2nd only CPC only CPC only
A63B 2071/0675 2nd only +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
A63B 2071/0691 2nd only CPC only CPC only
A63B 2071/0694 2nd only CPC only CPC only
A63B 71/0605 +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
A63B 71/0616 CPC only CPC only
A63B 71/0619 +6 CPC CPC only CPC only
A63B 71/0686 +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
A63B 71/0697 CPC only CPC only

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class A63,2013–2023, 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)

Class A63,2013–2023, 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