IPC Main Group
A43B 23/00 Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- FOOTWEAR
- Subclass:
- CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
Related Keywords
ARMOUR for boots and shoes
9 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A43B 23/02 Uppers; Boot legs
- A43B 23/07 Linings therefor
- A43B 23/08 Heel stiffeners; Toe stiffeners
- A43B 23/2 Nails, pegs, pins, clamps, or tacks, for footwear
- A43B 23/22 Supports for the shank or arch of the uppers
- A43B 23/24 Ornamental buckles; Other ornaments for shoes without fastening function
- A43B 23/26 Tongues for shoes
- A43B 23/28 Devices to put in shoes in order to prevent slipping at the heel or to prevent abrading the stockings
- A43B 23/3 Heel-protectors for car-drivers
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A43, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- NIKE US 3,884
- NIKE INNOVATE US 3,037
- NIKE INNOVATE NL 1,179
- 耐克创新有限合伙公司 902
- NIKE INNOVATE 842
- ADIDAS DE 707
- ASICS CORPORATION JP 573
- ANTA (CHINA) COMPANY 417
- XTEP (CHINA) COMPANY 340
- PUMA SE DE 333