IPC Main Group
A41G 9/00 Adornments of natural feathers; Working natural feathers
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- WEARING APPAREL
- Subclass:
- ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; WIGS; MASKS; FEATHERS
Filing statistics
IPC A41G 9/00 belongs to the parent subclass A41G, which recorded 8,153 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 493 in 2013 to 772 in 2023 (+57%), peaking at 929 applications in 2019. 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
Additional Content
Treatment of bed feathers
Related Keywords
ADORNMENTS of natural feathersBOAS of feathersworking natural FEATHERS
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