SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS

Classification Context

Section:: HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:: SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS

Description

A63 covers apparatus, equipment, and methods for sports, games, and amusements intended for recreation and entertainment purposes. This class encompasses diverse technologies including sporting goods (balls, rackets, protective gear), gaming devices and their mechanisms, playground equipment, fairground attractions, and toys designed for physical or mental engagement. The classification extends to installations and structures for sports facilities, gaming tables, and mechanical or electronic amusement devices, but excludes clothing and footwear (covered under A41) and furniture used in sports or gaming contexts unless specifically designed as integral gaming apparatus.

Filing statistics

IPC A63 recorded 614,431 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023, summed across its 8 subclasses. Annual filings grew from 38,669 in 2013 to 54,327 in 2023 (+40%), peaking at 67,379 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class A63 are SANKYO (23,899 applications), SANYO PRODUCT COMPANY (23,718 applications) and DAIICHI SHOKAI COMPANY (13,338 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

AMUSEMENT(S)RECREATION

8 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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A63B APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
A63C SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
A63D BOWLING GAMES, e.g. SKITTLES, BOCCE OR BOWLS; INSTALLATIONS THEREFOR; BAGATELLE OR SIMILAR GAMES; BILLIARDS
A63F CARD, BOARD OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
A63G MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
A63H TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
A63J DEVICES FOR THEATRES, CIRCUSES, OR THE LIKE; CONJURING APPLIANCES OR THE LIKE
A63K RACING; RIDING SPORTS; EQUIPMENT OR ACCESSORIES THEREFOR

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filings, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

SANKYO 23,899
SANYO PRODUCT COMPANY 23,718
DAIICHI SHOKAI COMPANY 13,338
KYORAKU SANGYO 10,447
UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION 9,545
SANEI R & D COMPANY 9,135
SAMMY CORPORATION 7,126
NEWGIN CORPORATION 5,651
NETEASE 4,877
HEIWA CORPORATION 3,938