IPC Main Group
A24D 1/00 Cigars; Cigarettes
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2020
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- Subclass:
- CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES OF CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
Filing statistics
IPC A24D 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass A24D, which recorded 29,043 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,199 in 2013 to 2,710 in 2023 (+23%), peaking at 3,556 applications in 2021. The most active applicants in class A24 are PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS (13,201 applications), NICOVENTURES TRADING (7,482 applications) and KT & G CORPORATION (4,818 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Related Keywords
CHEROOTSforms of CIGARETTE(S)
10 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A24D 1/02 with special covers
- A24D 1/04 with mouthpieces or filter-tips
- A24D 1/08 with lighting means
- A24D 1/1 with extinguishers
- A24D 1/12 with ash-retaining attachments, holders, or other equipment
- A24D 1/14 Tobacco cartridges for pipes
- A24D 1/16 Bands for cigars or cigarettes
- A24D 1/18 Selection of materials, other than tobacco, suitable for smoking
- A24D 1/2 Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
- A24D 1/22 Cigarettes with integrated combustible heat sources, e.g. with carbonaceous heat sources
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