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B44C 7/00

Paperhanging

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
DECORATIVE ARTS
Subclass:
PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING

Filing statistics

IPC B44C 7/00 belongs to the parent subclass B44C, which recorded 36,716 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 3,165 in 2013 to 2,562 in 2023 (-19%), peaking at 3,893 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B44 are FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES (248 applications), UNILIN (248 applications) and DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) (244 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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PAPER hangingpaperhanging

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Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B44, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES MT 248
  2. UNILIN BE 248
  3. DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) 244
  4. FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED LU 196
  5. VAELINGE INNOVATION SE 188
  6. XINXIANG UNIVERSITY 174
  7. AKZENTA PANEELE + PROFILE DE 171
  8. LEONHARD KURZ STIFTUNG & COMPANY DE 169
  9. DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) JP 163
  10. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 149