IPC Main Group
A99Z 99/00 Subject matter not otherwise provided for in this section
Introduced: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- SUBJECT MATTER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION
- Subclass:
- SUBJECT MATTER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION
Filing statistics
IPC A99Z 99/00 belongs to the parent subclass A99Z, which recorded 475 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 57 in 2013 to 3 in 2023 (-95%), peaking at 117 applications in 2014. The most active applicants in class A99 are HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY (51 applications), KOMATSU (18 applications) and HUAWEI DEVICE (10 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A99, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 51
- KOMATSU 18
- HUAWEI DEVICE 10
- FRENCH SHENGOBI GLASS FACTORY 8
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 7
- 法国圣戈班玻璃厂 7
- SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 7
- LG CHEM 6
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 5
- YOSHIDA KOGYO 5