The International Patent Classification (IPC), established by the Strasbourg Agreement 1971, provides for a hierarchical system of language independent symbols IT Support Area · Statistics · Previous editions · Frequently Asked Questions

The IPC Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA) approved the new 2025 IPC Classification Code on Friday 17 May 2024. This concluded a three phase consultation ...

The IPC Athlete Classification Code is created to fulfil this mission by supporting and coordinating the development and implementation of accurate, reliable, ...

IPC classification symbols are made up of a letter denoting the IPC section (e.g. A), followed by a number (two digits) denoting the IPC class (e.g. A63), then ...

Patent offices worldwide use the International Patent Classification (IPC) . There are approximately 70 000 different IPC codes for different technical areas.

The International Patent Classification (IPC) is used to classify patents and utility models according to the different areas of technology to which they ...

One of the most precise classification systems available, the IPC currently divides technology into around 70 000 areas.

The International Patent Classification (IPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used in over 100 countries to classify the content of patents ...

The IPC consists of over 74,000 classification codes. The Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) operated by the European Patent Office and USPTO. The CPC is ...

IPC classification symbols are made up of a letter denoting the IPC section (e.g. A), followed by a number (two digits) denoting the IPC class (e.g. A63), and ...