Technology Topic
Laser and Photonics Patent Classification
Laser devices classify in H01S: everything that amplifies light by stimulated emission, from semiconductor laser diodes to high-power industrial sources.
The optics around the beam, lenses, waveguides, optical systems up to AR headset optics, sit in G02B for optical elements and apparatus.
The classification codes that matter
DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION…
Laser devices: diodes, solid-state, fiber and gas lasers of every power class.
2018 → 2023: 7,967 → 8,425 filings (+6 %)
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
Optical elements and systems: the lenses, waveguides and assemblies that shape laser light.
2018 → 2023: 69,020 → 61,226 filings (-11 %)
Who files here: top applicants
- 1 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (KR) 50,011
- 2 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY (TW) 43,574
- 3 SAMSUNG DISPLAY (KR) 30,633
- 4 CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 25,255
- 5 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY (CN) 25,205
IPC filings 2013–2023, aggregated across the codes above. Source: EPO PATSTAT.
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