IPC Main Group
B44D 2/00 Special techniques in artistic painting or drawing, e.g. oil painting, water painting, pastel painting, relief painting
Introduced: July 1974
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- DECORATIVE ARTS
- Subclass:
- PAINTING OR ARTISTIC DRAWING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRESERVING PAINTINGS; SURFACE TREATMENT TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ARTISTIC SURFACE EFFECTS OR FINISHES
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B44, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES MT 248
- UNILIN BE 248
- DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) 244
- FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED LU 196
- VAELINGE INNOVATION SE 188
- XINXIANG UNIVERSITY 174
- AKZENTA PANEELE + PROFILE DE 171
- LEONHARD KURZ STIFTUNG & COMPANY DE 169
- DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) JP 163
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 149