Hair-holding devices; Accessories therefor

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:: HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
Subclass:: HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING

Filing statistics

IPC A45D 8/00 belongs to the parent subclass A45D, which recorded 92,250 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 6,163 in 2013 to 7,948 in 2023 (+29%), peaking at 10,240 applications in 2019. The most active applicants in class A45 are L'OREAL (3,344 applications), DYSON (1,184 applications) and AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION (858 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

hair FASTENINGShair holding deviceshair SLIDE(S)hair TIE(S)

10 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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A45D 8/02 Hair pins
A45D 8/12 High combs or dress combs
A45D 8/14 Hair grips, i.e. elastic single-piece two-limbed grips
A45D 8/18 Grip openers; Grip boxes
A45D 8/2 Hair clamps, i.e. elastic multi-part clamps the parts of which are pivotally connected between their ends
A45D 8/24 Hair clasps, i.e. multi-part clasps with pivotal connection of parts at their ends
A45D 8/34 Hair-braid holders; Hair-plait holders
A45D 8/36 Hair straps; Hair rings
A45D 8/38 Hair fillers, e.g. wire gratings
A45D 8/4 Hair-nets; Hair-protecting caps

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A45, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

L'OREAL FR 3,344
DYSON GB 1,184
AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION KR 858
SEB FR 807
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 518
P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 502
YONWOO COMPANY KR 500
LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE KR 499
ELC MANAGEMENT US 488
ALBEA SERVICES FR 482