IPC Main Group
A24F 27/00 Match receptacles or boxes
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- Subclass:
- SMOKERS’ REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
Related Keywords
BOXES for cigars or cigarettes as smokers' requisitesBOXES for matchesHOLDERS for matchesMATCH(ES) boxesMATCH(ES) holders
7 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A24F 27/02 with means for storing the matches separately
- A24F 27/04 Protective coverings for match receptacles
- A24F 27/06 with wind-guards
- A24F 27/08 Stands for match-boxes
- A24F 27/1 Receptacles for matches or match-boxes to be supported on the wall
- A24F 27/12 Match-books
- A24F 27/14 Match dispensers; Dispensers for matches arranged on strips
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