Creation or generation of source code

Introduced: January 2018

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Arrangements for software engineering > Creation or generation of source code

CPC:

Arrangements for software engineering (testing or debugging G06F11/36; administrative, planning or organisation aspects of software project management G06Q10/06) > Creation or generation of source code

Of 7 combined children, 5 exist in both systems.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 2018.

Child Classifications

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G06F 8/31 +6 CPC CPC only CPC only
G06F 8/33 Intelligent editors since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
G06F 8/34 Graphical or visual programming since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
G06F 8/35 model driven since 2018 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
G06F 8/36 Software reuse since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
G06F 8/37 CPC only CPC only
G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class G06,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 66,669
IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,313
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 41,918
GOOGLE US 32,969
SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 30,822
INTEL CORPORATION US 30,010
TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 28,235
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 26,079
APPLE US 21,891
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,505

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class G06,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 76,952
IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,841
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 44,778
GOOGLE US 35,735
INTEL CORPORATION US 32,087
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 30,572
TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 25,023
APPLE US 23,482
SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 22,548
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,917