International Patent Classification (IPC) - IT support area - Edition 20130101 - Statistics
IPC Statistics
See detailed definitions of IPC statistics: IPC_statistics-specification_V2.1.doc (MS-Word).
See detailed IPC statistics figures: IPC_statistics-20130101_V2.0.doc
Summary table:
| Section | No. of classes | No. of subclasses | No. of main groups | No. of subgroups | Total no. of groups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 16 | 84 | 1'107 | 7'391 | 8'498 |
| B | 37 | 168 | 1'995 | 14'783 | 16'778 |
| C | 21 | 87 | 1'321 | 13'128 | 14'449 |
| D | 9 | 39 | 350 | 2'700 | 3'050 |
| E | 8 | 31 | 318 | 2'932 | 3'250 |
| F | 18 | 97 | 1'064 | 7'487 | 8'551 |
| G | 14 | 81 | 696 | 7'315 | 8'011 |
| H | 6 | 50 | 540 | 7'743 | 8'283 |
| Total | 129 | 637 | 7'391 | 63'479 | 70'870 |
Number of amendments of various types:
| Language |
M Modification (m-type) |
N New |
C Complex modification (c-type) |
D Deletion |
U Amendment which resulted in no change |
R Renumbering |
Total of amendments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EN | 863 | 624 | 70 | 83 | 14 | 0 | 1654 |
| FR | 866 | 624 | 67 | 83 | 14 | 0 | 1654 |
| Total | 1729 | 1248 | 137 | 166 | 28 | 0 | 3308 |
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| Number of words included in the IPC Scheme in English | Number of words included in the IPC Scheme in French |