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B41M 3/00

Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns ( special designs or pictures per se B44F; manufacturing printed circuits using printing techniques H05K3/12 )

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns

CPC: Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns ( special designs or pictures per se B44F; manufacturing printed circuits using printing techniques H05K3/12 )

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns

CPC:

Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns ( special designs or pictures per se B44F; manufacturing printed circuits using printing techniques H05K3/12 )

Of 13 combined children, 8 exist in both systems.

5 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B41M 3/001 CPC only CPC only
  • B41M 3/003 CPC only CPC only
  • B41M 3/005 CPC only CPC only
  • B41M 3/006 CPC only CPC only
  • B41M 3/008 CPC only CPC only
  • B41M 3/02 Maps; Sea or meteorological charts IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41M 3/04 Music IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41M 3/06 Veined printings; Fluorescent printings; Stereoscopic images; Imitated patterns, e.g. tissues, textiles IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41M 3/10 Watermarks IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41M 3/12 Transfer pictures or the like, e.g. decalcomanias IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41M 3/16 Braille printing (typewriters or selective printing mechanisms for Braille printing B41J3/32) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B41M 3/18 Particular kinds of wallpapers IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B41,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 14,672
  2. CANON 14,153
  3. RICOH COMPANY 8,049
  4. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 8,044
  5. HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 7,312
  6. BROTHER INDUSTRIES 6,887
  7. KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS 5,463
  8. CANON JP 5,001
  9. KONICA MINOLTA CORPORATION 4,512
  10. BROTHER INDUSTRIES JP 3,681

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class B41,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 8,446
  2. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 8,438
  3. HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 7,828
  4. CANON JP 5,419
  5. CANON 4,156
  6. BROTHER INDUSTRIES JP 3,763
  7. BROTHER INDUSTRIES 2,779
  8. RICOH COMPANY JP 2,717
  9. FUJIFILM JP 2,423
  10. RICOH COMPANY 1,739