How are CPC/IPC codes assigned?

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polina_u
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How are CPC/IPC codes assigned?

Post by polina_u » Tue Sep 28, 2021 11:10 am

Hello,

I wonder who assigns the CPC (or IPC) codes? Is it an applicant or an examiner? Is it the same procedure for the category "Y02" as for all other CPC codes? In case if there are different practices in different patent organizations: I'm mostly interested how the process is organized at the EPO.

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Polina


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Re: How are CPC/IPC codes assigned?

Post by EPO / Innovation Networks » Wed Sep 29, 2021 1:01 pm

Dear Polina,
Please find HERE detailed information on IPC and CPC classification.
Kind regards,

The Innovation Networks Team


Muller
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Re: How are CPC/IPC codes assigned?

Post by Muller » Thu Jan 06, 2022 12:57 pm

The patent offices of several EPO member states also use CPC, for example those of Austria, Finland, Greece, the United Kingdom, Spain (OEPM), and Sweden (PRV) and some other offices are negotiating a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) like Chile (INAPI), Canada (CIPO), Australia and Israel.


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