IPC Main Group
G06Q 50/00 Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
Introduced: January 2006
Last revised: January 2024
Classification Context
- Section:
- PHYSICS
- Class:
- COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
- Subclass:
- INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Additional Content
Glossary
business processes business process business operations or activities performed by entities, e.g., organisations or enterprises, that operate for commercial, financial, industrial, or professional purposes business sector business sectors an area of the economy in which entities share the same or related business activities, products or services
Limiting references
Healthcare informatics
9 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G06Q 50/02 Agriculture; Fishing; Forestry; Mining
- G06Q 50/04 Manufacturing
- G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
- G06Q 50/08 Construction
- G06Q 50/1 Services
- G06Q 50/34 Betting or bookmaking, e.g. Internet betting
- G06Q 50/4 Business processes related to the transportation industry
- G06Q 50/5 Business processes related to the communications industry
- G06Q 50/6 Business processes related to postal services
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 66,669
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,313
- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 41,918
- GOOGLE US 32,969
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 30,822
- INTEL CORPORATION US 30,010
- TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 28,235
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 26,079
- APPLE US 21,891
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,505