Filing appliances without fastening means

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:: BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
Subclass:: SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING

Filing statistics

IPC B42F 7/00 belongs to the parent subclass B42F, which recorded 17,849 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,177 in 2013 to 1,295 in 2023 (+10%), peaking at 2,605 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B42 are GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY (898 applications), BUNDESDRUCKEREI (865 applications) and DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL (810 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

ENVELOPES for filing papersFOLDERS for filing papersRACKS for filing purposes

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Child Classifications

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B42F 7/02 Single gussetted pockets
B42F 7/04 Covers with retention means
B42F 7/06 Portfolios or cases with a plurality of compartments
B42F 7/1 Trays
B42F 7/14 Boxes

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B42, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY DE 898
BUNDESDRUCKEREI DE 865
DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL GB 810
SICPA HOLDING CH 784
DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) 634
TOPPAN PRINTING COMPANY 486
TOPPAN PRINTING COMPANY JP 411
G&D (GIESECKE & DEVRIENT) DE 398
CCL SECURE AU 334
NATIONAL PRINTING BUREAU 313