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IPC Subgroup
A43B 7/1415

characterised by the location under the foot

Introduced: January 2022

Full Title

Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements > with foot-supporting parts > with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form > characterised by the location under the foot

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
FOOTWEAR
Subclass:
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR

Filing statistics

IPC A43B 7/1415 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

7 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • A43B 7/142 situated under the medial arch, i.e. under the navicular or cuneiform bones
  • A43B 7/1425 situated under the ball of the foot, i.e. the joint between the first metatarsal and first phalange
  • A43B 7/143 situated under the lateral arch, i.e. the cuboid bone
  • A43B 7/1435 situated under the joint between the fifth phalange and the fifth metatarsal bone
  • A43B 7/144 situated under the heel, i.e. the calcaneus bone
  • A43B 7/1445 situated under the midfoot, i.e. the second, third or fourth metatarsal
  • A43B 7/145 situated under the toes, i.e. the phalanges

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A43, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NIKE US 3,884
  2. NIKE INNOVATE US 3,037
  3. NIKE INNOVATE NL 1,179
  4. 耐克创新有限合伙公司 902
  5. NIKE INNOVATE 842
  6. ADIDAS DE 707
  7. ASICS CORPORATION JP 573
  8. ANTA (CHINA) COMPANY 417
  9. XTEP (CHINA) COMPANY 340
  10. PUMA SE DE 333