IPC Subgroup
A24C 5/6 Final treatment of cigarettes, e.g. marking, printing, branding, decorating
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes > Final treatment of cigarettes, e.g. marking, printing, branding, decorating
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- Subclass:
- MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
Related Keywords
BRANDING cigarettesDECORATING 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