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IPC Subgroup
A24F 13/02

Cigar or cigarette holders

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Appliances for smoking cigars or cigarettes > Cigar or cigarette holders

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
Subclass:
SMOKERS’ REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES

Related Keywords

CIGARETTE(S) holdersHOLDERS for cigars or cigarettes

5 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • A24F 13/08 with special devices, e.g. spikes or grippers, for holding the cigars or cigarettes
  • A24F 13/1 with end-ejectors
  • A24F 13/12 combined with other objects, e.g. writing utensils
  • A24F 13/14 Protecting cases

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A24, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS CH 13,201
  2. NICOVENTURES TRADING GB 7,482
  3. KT & G CORPORATION KR 4,818
  4. JAPAN TOBACCO JP 4,636
  5. JT INTERNATIONAL CH 3,806
  6. CHINA TOBACCO YUNNAN INDUSTRIAL COMPANY 2,490
  7. CHINA TOBACCO HENAN INDUSTRIAL 2,453
  8. CHINA TOBACCO HUBEI INDUSTRIAL 2,344
  9. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) GB 2,199
  10. SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 2,097