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A63F 7/00

Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
Subclass:
CARD, BOARD OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Additional Content

Board games or raffle games Roulette games Miniature bowling games Bagatelle or similar games Billiards or pocket billiards

Related Keywords

indoor games played with small BALL(S)PROJECTION of small balls for indoor games

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • A63F 7/02 using falling playing bodies or playing bodies running on an inclined surface, e.g. pinball games
  • A63F 7/04 using balls to be shaken or rolled in small boxes

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A63, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

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