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H05K 1/189

characterised by the use of flexible or folded printed circuits

Introduced: January 2026

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Printed circuits > structurally associated with non-printed electric components > characterised by the use of flexible or folded printed circuits

CPC:

Printed circuits > structurally associated with non-printed electric components (H05K1/16 takes precedence) > characterised by the use of flexible or folded printed circuits

No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both IPC and CPC.

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class H05,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 7,201
  2. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 6,828
  3. SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY 3,988
  4. LG ELECTRONICS KR 3,564
  5. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY JP 3,533
  6. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 3,310
  7. FUJI JP 2,870
  8. SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS COMPANY KR 2,675
  9. GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 2,665
  10. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 2,634

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class H05,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 9,981
  2. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 5,041
  3. LG ELECTRONICS KR 4,742
  4. PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS CH 4,411
  5. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY JP 3,915
  6. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 3,471
  7. SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS COMPANY KR 3,210
  8. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 3,191
  9. FUJI JP 2,987
  10. SIGNIFY HOLDING NL 2,907