Cooperative Patent Classification
The Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a patent classification system , jointly run by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the US Patent and Trademark Office has been developed (United States Patent and Trademark Office, USPTO).
As of January 1, 2013, this classification system will provide the basis for the technological classification of inventions in the EPO when a patent is granted, thus replacing the previous ECLA . In the USPTO, the USPC is to be replaced “in due time”.
Web links
- Official CPC Page (Managed jointly by EPA and USPTO)
- Common patent classification search Espacenet
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Common patent classification CPC replaces ECLA in Espacenet" ( Memento of the original from October 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( PDF ), Patent Information News issue 4/2012, December 2012, p. 4.
- ↑ USPC
- ↑ epo.org: Everything revolves around the data ( memento of the original from October 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , ibid. , p. 6.
