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DIFF Class Not Allocatable
G03

PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY

Description

Class G03 covers image formation and recording technologies using optical waves, non-optical waves (such as X-rays or electron beams), and electrostatic processes. This includes traditional photographic materials and processes, cinematography equipment and techniques, electrographic systems (xerography and related technologies), and holographic recording and reconstruction methods. The class encompasses both the physical media (films, plates, papers) and apparatus used to capture, process, and reproduce images across these diverse technologies.

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 6 subcodes exist in both systems.

5 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CANON 31,416
  2. CANON JP 17,469
  3. KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS 9,845
  4. RICOH COMPANY 9,807
  5. ASML NETHERLANDS NL 9,427
  6. FUJIFILM JP 7,225
  7. KONICA MINOLTA CORPORATION 7,216
  8. FUJI XEROX COMPANY 5,711
  9. CARL ZEISS SMT DE 4,971
  10. RICOH COMPANY JP 4,123

Top Applicants (CPC)

2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CANON JP 19,215
  2. CANON 12,916
  3. ASML NETHERLANDS NL 10,000
  4. FUJIFILM JP 7,814
  5. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 5,181
  6. CARL ZEISS SMT DE 5,079
  7. RICOH COMPANY JP 4,343
  8. LG INNOTEK COMPANY KR 4,054
  9. KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS 3,812
  10. KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS JP 3,682