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

Filing statistics

IPC G06Q 50/00 belongs to the parent subclass G06Q, which recorded 1,187,966 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 54,481 in 2013 to 161,588 in 2023 (+197%). The most active applicants in class G06 are SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (66,669 applications), IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) (62,313 applications) and MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING (41,918 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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