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G10F 1/16

Stringed musical instruments other than pianofortes (pianofortes G10F1/02, G10F1/04)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Stringed instruments other than pianofortes

CPC: Stringed musical instruments other than pianofortes (pianofortes G10F1/02, G10F1/04)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Automatic musical instruments > Stringed instruments other than pianofortes

CPC:

Automatic musical instruments > Stringed musical instruments other than pianofortes (pianofortes G10F1/02, G10F1/04)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 2 subcodes exist in both systems.

Child Classifications

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  • G10F 1/18 to be played by a bow IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G10F 1/20 to be plucked IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class G10,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 5,218
  2. GOOGLE US 4,644
  3. FRAUNHOFER DE 4,601
  4. SONY CORPORATION JP 2,380
  5. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 2,179
  6. YAMAHA CORPORATION 2,120
  7. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 1,974
  8. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 1,916
  9. AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES US 1,866
  10. DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION US 1,843

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class G10,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 6,277
  2. GOOGLE US 5,429
  3. FRAUNHOFER DE 4,984
  4. SONY CORPORATION JP 2,808
  5. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 2,577
  6. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 2,382
  7. DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION US 2,123
  8. QUALCOMM US 2,117
  9. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,049
  10. AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES US 1,924