IPC Subgroup
A43B 5/06 Running shoes; Track shoes
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2022
Full Title
Footwear for sporting purposes > Running shoes; Track shoes
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- FOOTWEAR
- Subclass:
- CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
Filing statistics
IPC A43B 5/06 belongs to the parent subclass A43B, which recorded 90,549 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 6,304 in 2013 to 7,399 in 2023 (+17%), peaking at 9,640 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class A43 are NIKE (3,884 applications), NIKE INNOVATE (3,037 applications) and NIKE INNOVATE (1,179 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Related Keywords
boots or shoes for RUNNING
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