IPC Main Group
A43C 11/00 Other fastenings specially adapted for shoes
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- FOOTWEAR
- Subclass:
- FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS FOR FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
Related Keywords
FASTENINGS for shoes
10 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A43C 11/02 Button fastenings
- A43C 11/06 Snap-button fastenings
- A43C 11/08 Hook fastenings; Rotary hooks
- A43C 11/12 Slide or glide fastenings
- A43C 11/14 Clamp fastenings; Clamp-buckle fastenings; Fastenings with toggle levers
- A43C 11/16 Fastenings secured by wire, bolts, or the like
- A43C 11/18 Fastenings of the lazy-tongs type
- A43C 11/2 Fastenings with tightening devices mounted on the tongue
- A43C 11/22 Fastening devices with elastic tightening parts between pairs of eyelets, e.g. clamps, springs, bands
- A43C 11/24 Ornamental buckles or other ornaments for shoes, with fastening function
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