IPC Subgroup
A24C 1/42 Marking, printing, or decorating cigars
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Elements of cigar manufacture > Final treatment of cigars, e.g. sorting > Marking, printing, or decorating cigars
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- Subclass:
- MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
Related Keywords
DECORATING of cigars or cigarettesMARKING of cigars or cigarettesPRINTING on cigars or cigarettes
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A24, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS CH 13,201
- NICOVENTURES TRADING GB 7,482
- KT & G CORPORATION KR 4,818
- JAPAN TOBACCO JP 4,636
- JT INTERNATIONAL CH 3,806
- CHINA TOBACCO YUNNAN INDUSTRIAL COMPANY 2,490
- CHINA TOBACCO HENAN INDUSTRIAL 2,453
- CHINA TOBACCO HUBEI INDUSTRIAL 2,344
- BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) GB 2,199
- SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 2,097