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The text in curly brackets {..} refers to text provided by the CPC classification scheme. The rest of the text refers to text originating from the International Patent Classification. The CPC scheme is accompanied by a set of CPC Definitions, [4] which are documents which explain how to use the CPC scheme for classifying and searching a ...
Cooperative Patent Classification; E. European Classification; European Convention on the International Classification of Patents for Invention; F. F-term (patent law) G.
In October 2010, the European Patent Office (EPO) and USPTO launched a joint project to create the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) to harmonise the patent classifications systems between the two offices. From 2013, CPC replaced the European Classification (ECLA), which was based on the IPC but adapted by the EPO.
The United States Patent Classification is an official patent classification system in use and maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). It was mostly replaced by the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) on January 1, 2013. [1] Plant and design patents are still classified solely within USPC at the USPTO.
Community Patent Convention; Cooperative Patent Classification, a patent classification jointly developed by the European Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office; Country of Particular Concern, to the U.S. State Department; Certified Professional Coder (CPC®), in healthcare administration
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The ECLA classification system contains 134 000 subdivisions. It was introduced mainly as an extension of the International Patent Classification system in 1970, but sometimes it modifies its titles and rules. ECLA is used in connection with the indexing system ICO, which serves to identify additional information and aspects that are not ...
The International Patent Classification (IPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used in over 100 countries to classify the content of patents in a uniform manner. It was created under the Strasbourg Agreement (1971), one of a number of treaties administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).