combined with other garments

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Brassieres > combined with other garments

Classification Context

Section:: HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:: WEARING APPAREL
Subclass:: CORSETS; BRASSIERES

Filing statistics

IPC A41C 3/08 belongs to the parent subclass A41C, which recorded 15,625 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 957 in 2013 to 1,230 in 2023 (+29%), peaking at 1,752 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class A41 are NIKE (840 applications), NIKE INNOVATE (719 applications) and 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) (444 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A41, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

NIKE US 840
NIKE INNOVATE US 719
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 444
SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 351
HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 287
TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 257
JIANGXI INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY 248
ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY 235
GUANGDONG COSMO-LADY INDUSTRIAL COMPANY 219
GUNZE 218