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E04H 1/00

Buildings or groups of buildings for dwelling or office purposes; General layout, e.g. modular co-ordination or staggered storeys (E04H3/00 takes precedence)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Buildings or groups of buildings for dwelling or office purposes; General layout, e.g. modular co-ordination or staggered storeys

CPC: Buildings or groups of buildings for dwelling or office purposes; General layout, e.g. modular co-ordination or staggered storeys (E04H3/00 takes precedence)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Buildings or groups of buildings for dwelling or office purposes; General layout, e.g. modular co-ordination or staggered storeys

CPC:

Buildings or groups of buildings for dwelling or office purposes; General layout, e.g. modular co-ordination or staggered storeys (E04H3/00 takes precedence)

Additional Content IPC

Buildings or groups of buildings for public or similar purposes; Institutions, e.g. infirmaries or prisons

Of 4 combined children, 3 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • E04H 1/005 CPC only CPC only
  • E04H 1/06 Office buildings; Banks (E04H1/12 takes precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class E04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINA CONSTRUCTION EIGHTH ENGINEERING DIVISION 6,575
  2. ZHEJIANG YASHA DECORATION COMPANY 4,488
  3. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 4,427
  4. CHINA CONSTRUCTION SECOND ENGINEERING BUREAU 4,352
  5. CHINA MCC17 GROUP COMPANY 3,122
  6. GOLD MANTIS FINE DECORATION TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) COMPANY 2,605
  7. SHENYANG JIANZHU UNIVERSITY 2,420
  8. CHINA CONSTRUCTION SEVENTH ENGINEERING DIVISION COMPANY 2,284
  9. CHINA CONSTRUCTION FIFTH ENGINEERING DIVISION CORPORATION 2,008
  10. CHINA CONSTRUCTION FIRST BUILDING (GROUP) CORPORATION 1,967

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class E04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINA CONSTRUCTION EIGHTH ENGINEERING DIVISION 1,675
  2. CHINA MCC17 GROUP COMPANY 1,593
  3. ZHEJIANG YASHA DECORATION COMPANY 1,551
  4. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,297
  5. GOLD MANTIS FINE DECORATION TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) COMPANY 1,212
  6. SHENYANG JIANZHU UNIVERSITY 926
  7. VAELINGE INNOVATION SE 901
  8. CHINA MCC5 GROUP CORPORATION 894
  9. VKR HOLDING DK 854
  10. SHANGHAI BAOYE GROUP CORPORATION 753