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G06F 8/65

Updates (security arrangements therefor G06F21/57)

Introduced: January 2018

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Updates

CPC: Updates (security arrangements therefor G06F21/57)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Arrangements for software engineering > Software deployment > Updates

CPC:

Arrangements for software engineering (testing or debugging G06F11/36; administrative, planning or organisation aspects of software project management G06Q10/06) > Software deployment > Updates (security arrangements therefor G06F21/57)

Of 4 combined children, 3 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 2018.

Child Classifications

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  • G06F 8/654 using techniques specially adapted for alterable solid state memories, e.g. for EEPROM or flash memories since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G06F 8/656 while running since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G06F 8/658 Incremental updates; Differential updates since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G06F 8/66 CPC only CPC only

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

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

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

Top Applicants (CPC)

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

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