IPC Main Group
A41D 15/00 Convertible garments
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- WEARING APPAREL
- Subclass:
- OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
Filing statistics
IPC A41D 15/00 belongs to the parent subclass A41D, which recorded 165,987 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 10,073 in 2013 to 11,423 in 2023 (+13%), peaking at 32,490 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
2 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A41D 15/02 Skirts convertible into trousers
- A41D 15/04 Garments convertible into other articles
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