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4. Invention Applications by International Patent Classification (IPC) in 2017 (TOP 20)
Ranking IPC IPC Subject Total
1 H01L Semiconductor devices; electric solid state devices not 5,550 otherwise provided for
2 G06F Electric digital data processing 2,984
3 A61K Preparations for medical, dental, or toilet purposes 1,266
4 G06Q Electronic commerce 1,260
5 G02B Optical elements, systems, or apparatus 935
6 H04W Wireless communication networks 892
7 C07D Heterocyclic compounds 840
Photomechanical production of textured or patterned
8 G03F surfaces; materials therefor; originals therefor; apparatus 818
specially adapted therefor; exposure apparatus
9 H04L Transmission of digital information 748
10 H04N Pictorial communication 738
11 B32B Layered products 680
12 C08L Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds 647
13 G11C Static stores 636
14 C23C Coating metallic material; coating material with metallic 627 material
15 G01N Investigating or analysing materials by determining their 610 chemical or physical properties
16 C08G Macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by 538 reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
Printed circuits; casings or constructional details of electric
17 H05K apparatus; manufacture of assemblages of electrical 522
components
18 H01R Electrically-conductive connections 502
19 G02F Liquid crystal display (LCD), electrophoresis display (EPD) 483
20 C09K Materials for applications not otherwise provided for; 473 applications of materials not otherwise provided for
Note: 1. The order of placement is arranged by the number of applications, from most to least.
2. For detailed IPC subject, please refer to International Patent Classification version 2018.01.
3. In consideration of the time period differentiated between application collection and classification, patent application figures may not be available by the publication deadline of the annual report. Therefore, figures from the previous year are used as the basis of the said statistics.
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