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H04L 61/30

Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames (name-to-address mapping H04L61/45)

Introduced: January 2022

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames

CPC: Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames (name-to-address mapping H04L61/45)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming > Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames

CPC:

Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming > Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames (name-to-address mapping H04L61/45)

Of 3 combined children, 2 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 2022.

Child Classifications

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  • H04L 61/3005 CPC only CPC only
  • H04L 61/301 Name conversion since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class H04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. QUALCOMM US 97,396
  2. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 96,502
  3. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 86,981
  4. TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) SE 55,869
  5. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 55,349
  6. LG ELECTRONICS KR 53,649
  7. CANON 33,341
  8. SONY CORPORATION JP 32,761
  9. ZTE CORPORATION CN 32,274
  10. GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 28,327

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class H04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 101,476
  2. QUALCOMM US 101,139
  3. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 96,655
  4. TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) SE 57,744
  5. LG ELECTRONICS KR 55,253
  6. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 54,181
  7. SONY CORPORATION JP 35,309
  8. ZTE CORPORATION CN 32,950
  9. INTEL CORPORATION US 27,533
  10. GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION CN 27,498