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A63C 5/00

Skis or snowboards (sledges with runners, e.g. ski-bobs, B62B13/00; runners for sledges B62B17/02; runners for carrying wheeled vehicles to facilitate travel on snow or ice B62B19/00)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Skis or snowboards

CPC: Skis or snowboards (sledges with runners, e.g. ski-bobs, B62B13/00; runners for sledges B62B17/02; runners for carrying wheeled vehicles to facilitate travel on snow or ice B62B19/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Skis or snowboards

CPC:

Skis or snowboards (sledges with runners, e.g. ski-bobs, B62B13/00; runners for sledges B62B17/02; runners for carrying wheeled vehicles to facilitate travel on snow or ice B62B19/00)

Of 12 combined children, 10 exist in both systems.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • A63C 5/003 CPC only CPC only
  • A63C 5/006 CPC only CPC only
  • A63C 5/02 collapsible; divided IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A63C 5/025 Short skis since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A63C 5/035 with ground engaging rolls or belts since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A63C 5/11 combined with sails or the like since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A63C 5/16 Devices enabling skis to be used whilst held in a particular configuration with respect to each other, e.g. for training purposes since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

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