IPC Subgroup
A63K 1/02 for greyhounds or other dogs
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Race-courses; Race-tracks > for greyhounds or other dogs
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- Subclass:
- RACING; RIDING SPORTS; EQUIPMENT OR ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
Filing statistics
IPC A63K 1/02 belongs to the parent subclass A63K, which recorded 2,000 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 101 in 2013 to 141 in 2023 (+40%), peaking at 273 applications in 2019. 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
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A63, 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