DIFF Subgroup
A63F 13/80 Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode
Introduced: January 2014
Full Title
Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions > Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 13 subcodes exist in both systems.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 2014.
Child Classifications
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- A63F 13/803 Driving vehicles or craft, e.g. cars, airplanes, ships, robots or tanks since 2014 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A63F 13/807 Gliding or sliding on surfaces, e.g. using skis, skates or boards since 2014 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A63F 13/814 Musical performances, e.g. by evaluating the player's ability to follow a notation since 2014 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A63F 13/822 Strategy games; Role-playing games (A63F13/825, A63F13/828 take precedence) since 2014 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A63F 13/833 Hand-to-hand fighting, e.g. martial arts competition since 2014 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A63F 13/843 involving concurrently two or more players on the same game device, e.g. requiring the use of a plurality of controllers or of a specific view of game data for each player since 2014 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A63F 13/847 Cooperative playing, e.g. requiring coordinated actions from several players to achieve a common goal since 2014 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
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