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G04G 5/00

Setting, i.e. correcting or changing, the time-indication

Introduced: January 1980

Last revised: January 2013

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
HOROLOGY
Subclass:
ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES

Filing statistics

IPC G04G 5/00 belongs to the parent subclass G04G, which recorded 20,247 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,193 in 2013 to 1,834 in 2023 (+54%), peaking at 2,201 applications in 2016. The most active applicants in class G04 are THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (1,570 applications), ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE (1,409 applications) and CASIO COMPUTER COMPANY (1,172 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Child Classifications

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  • G04G 5/02 by temporarily changing the number of pulses per unit time, e.g. quick-feed method
  • G04G 5/04 by setting each of the displayed values, e.g. date, hour, independently

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CH 1,570
  2. ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE CH 1,409
  3. CASIO COMPUTER COMPANY 1,172
  4. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1,100
  5. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 768
  6. NIVAROX-FAR CH 750
  7. MONTRES BREGUET CH 707
  8. APPLE US 706
  9. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 648
  10. CITIZEN WATCH COMPANY 578