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H04W 12/6

Context-dependent security

Introduced: January 2021

Full Title

Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity > Context-dependent security

Classification Context

Section:
ELECTRICITY
Class:
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Subclass:
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

Filing statistics

IPC H04W 12/6 belongs to the parent subclass H04W, which recorded 1,086,704 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 75,401 in 2013 to 101,506 in 2023 (+35%), peaking at 118,355 applications in 2021. The most active applicants in class H04 are QUALCOMM (97,396 applications), HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY (96,502 applications) and SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (86,981 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

6 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • H04W 12/61 Time-dependent
  • H04W 12/65 Environment-dependent, e.g. using captured environmental data
  • H04W 12/67 Risk-dependent, e.g. selecting a security level depending on risk profiles
  • H04W 12/68 Gesture-dependent or behaviour-dependent

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. QUALCOMM US 97,396
  2. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 96,502
  3. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 86,981
  4. TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) SE 55,869
  5. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 55,349
  6. LG ELECTRONICS KR 53,649
  7. CANON 33,341
  8. SONY CORPORATION JP 32,761
  9. ZTE CORPORATION CN 32,274
  10. GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 28,327