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H04L 61/4594

Address books, i.e. directories containing contact information about correspondents (telephone directories in user terminals H04M1/27453)

Introduced: January 2022

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Address books, i.e. directories containing contact information about correspondents

CPC: Address books, i.e. directories containing contact information about correspondents (telephone directories in user terminals H04M1/27453)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming > Network directories; Name-to-address mapping > Address books, i.e. directories containing contact information about correspondents

CPC:

Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming > Network directories; Name-to-address mapping > Address books, i.e. directories containing contact information about correspondents (telephone directories in user terminals H04M1/27453)

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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