Technical boards of appeal by IPC in 2012
This table shows the International Patent Classification (IPC) and the corresponding technical board of appeal based on the currently valid business distribution scheme 2012 and its amendments (see Official Journal).
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A — Human necessities
B — Performing operations, transporting
C — Chemistry, metallurgy
D — Textiles, paper
E — Fixed constructions
F — Mechanical engineering, lighting, heating, weapons, blasting
G — Physics
H — Electricity
| IPC 8 | Board |
|---|---|
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A - Human necessities
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| A01 (exc. H, K67, N) | 3.2.04 |
| A01H | 3.3.04 |
| A01K67 | 3.3.04 |
| A01N | 3.3.01 |
| A21 (exc. D) | 3.2.04 |
| A21D | 3.3.02 |
| A22 | 3.2.04 |
| A23 (exc. N) | 3.3.09 |
| A23N | 3.2.04 |
| A24 (exc. B15) | 3.2.04 |
| A24B15 | 3.3.02 |
| A41 | 3.2.06 |
| A42 | 3.2.06 |
| A43 | 3.2.04 |
| A44 | 3.2.04 |
| A45 | 3.2.04 |
| A46 | 3.2.06 |
| A47 | 3.2.04 |
| A61 (exc. C, F, K, L, N, Q) | 3.2.02 |
| A61C |
3.2.08 |
| A61F (exc. 13-17) | 3.2.08 |
| A61F13-17 | 3.2.06 |
| A61K (exc. 7, 8, 35-45, 48) | 3.3.02 |
| A61K35-45 | 3.3.04 |
| A61K48 | 3.3.04 |
| A61K7/00-7/38 (exc. 7/11-7/135) | 3.3.07 |
| A61K7/11-7/135, 7/40-7/48 | 3.3.10 |
| A61K7/50 | 3.3.06 |
| A61K8 (insofar as the supplementary classification is A61Q1/00-5/04) | 3.3.07 |
| A61K8 (insofar as the supplementary classification is A61Q13) | 3.3.10 |
| A61K8 (insofar as the supplementary classification is A61Q15) | 3.3.07 |
| A61K8 (insofar as the supplementary classification is A61Q17) | 3.3.10 |
| A61K8 (insofar as the supplementary classification is A61Q19/00-08) | 3.3.10 |
| A61K8 (insofar as the supplementary classification is A61Q19/10) | 3.3.06 |
| A61K8 (insofar as the supplementary classification is A61Q5/06-5/10) | 3.3.10 |
| A61K8 (insofar as the supplementary classification is A61Q5/12-11/02) | 3.3.07 |
| A61K8 (insofar as the supplementary classification is A61Q90) | 3.3.07 |
| A61L | 3.3.10 |
| A61N | 3.4.01 |
| A62 (exc. D) | 3.2.04 |
| A62D | 3.3.05 |
| A63 | 3.2.04 |
| A99 | 3.2.04 |
| B — Performing operations, transporting (top of page) | |
| B01 (exc. D15/08-15/42) | 3.3.05 |
| B01 (exc. D3) | 3.3.05 |
| B01 (exc. D53/00-53/24) | 3.3.05 |
| B01 (exc. D61-71) | 3.3.05 |
| B01 (exc. F17) | 3.3.05 |
| B01 (exc. J19-49) | 3.3.05 |
| B01D15/08-15/42 | 3.3.06 |
| B01D3 | 3.3.06 |
| B01D53/00-53/24 | 3.3.06 |
| B01D61-71 | 3.3.07 |
| B01F17 | 3.3.06 |
| B01J19 | 3.3.06 |
| B01J20-49 | 3.3.07 |
| B02 | 3.2.07 |
| B03 (exc. D) | 3.2.07 |
| B03D | 3.3.05 |
| B04 | 3.2.07 |
| B05 | 3.2.07 |
| B06 | 3.4.03 |
| B07 (exc. C) | 3.2.07 |
| B07C | 3.5.02 |
| B08 | 3.2.07 |
| B09 | 3.2.07 |
| B21 | 3.2.06 |
| B22 | 3.2.03 |
| B23 | 3.2.06 |
| B24 | 3.2.07 |
| B25 | 3.2.07 |
| B26 | 3.2.07 |
| B27 (exc. K) | 3.2.07 |
| B27K | 3.3.05 |
| B28 | 3.2.07 |
| B29 | 3.2.05 |
| B30 | 3.2.07 |
| B31 | 3.2.05 |
| B32 | 3.3.09 |
| B41 | 3.2.05 |
| B42 | 3.2.05 |
| B43 | 3.2.05 |
| B44 | 3.2.05 |
| B60 (exc. C, L, M) | 3.2.01 |
| B60C |
3.2.06 |
| B60L | 3.5.02 |
| B60M | 3.5.02 |
| B61 (exc. L) | 3.2.01 |
| B61L | 3.5.02 |
|
B62 (exc. B, M) |
3.2.01 |
| B62B |
3.2.06 |
| B62M |
3.2.06 |
| B63 | 3.2.01 |
| B64 | 3.2.01 |
| B65 (exc. H) | 3.2.07 |
| B65H | 3.2.05 |
| B66 | 3.2.06 |
| B67 | 3.2.07 |
| B68 | 3.2.06 |
| B81 | 3.4.02 |
| B82 | 3.4.02 |
| B99 | 3.2.05 |
| C — Chemistry, metallurgy (top of page) | |
| C01 | 3.3.05 |
| C02 | 3.3.05 |
| C03B | 3.2.07 |
| C03C | 3.3.05 |
| C04 | 3.3.05 |
| C05 | 3.3.05 |
| C06 | 3.3.05 |
| C07 (exc. B, C, H, K) | 3.3.01 |
| C07B | 3.3.10 |
| C07C | 3.3.10 |
| C07H | 3.3.04 |
| C07K | 3.3.04 |
| C08 (exc. J) | 3.3.03 |
| C08J | 3.3.09 |
| C09 (exc. B, C, D, J) | 3.3.10 |
| C09B | 3.3.01 |
| C09C | 3.3.06 |
| C09D | 3.3.01 |
| C09J | 3.3.09 |
| C10 (exc. B, M) | 3.3.06 |
| C10B | 3.2.07 |
| C10M | 3.3.01 |
| C11 | 3.3.06 |
| C12 (exc. N, Q) | 3.3.04 |
| C12N | 3.3.08 |
| C12Q | 3.3.08 |
| C13 (exc. B5, B15) | 3.3.04 |
| C13B15 | 3.2.07 |
| C13B5 | 3.2.07 |
| C14B | 3.2.07 |
| C14C | 3.3.07 |
| C21 | 3.2.08 |
| C22 | 3.2.08 |
| C23 | 3.2.07 |
| C25 | 3.3.05 |
| C30 | 3.2.08 |
| C40B10/00 | 3.3.08 |
| C40B20/00 | 3.5.01 |
| C40B20/02 | 3.3.03 |
| C40B20/04 | 3.4.03 |
| C40B20/06 | 3.5.01 |
| C40B20/08 | 3.4.01 |
| C40B30/00 | 3.5.01 |
| C40B30/02 | 3.5.01 |
| C40B30/04-08 | 3.3.08 |
| C40B30/10 | 3.4.01 |
| C40B40/00 | 3.3.01 |
| C40B40/02 | 3.3.08 |
| C40B40/04 | 3.3.01 |
| C40B40/06-40/10 | 3.3.08 |
| C40B40/12 | 3.3.03 |
| C40B40/14 | 3.3.03 |
| C40B40/16 | 3.3.01 |
| C40B40/18 | 3.3.05 |
| C40B50/00 | 3.3.10 |
| C40B50/02 | 3.5.01 |
| C40B50/04 | 3.3.10 |
| C40B50/06 | 3.3.08 |
| C40B50/08 | 3.3.10 |
| C40B50/10 | 3.3.08 |
| C40B50/12 | 3.3.10 |
| C40B50/14 | 3.3.10 |
| C40B50/16 | 3.3.08 |
| C40B50/18 | 3.3.10 |
| C40B60 | 3.2.06 |
| C40B70/00 | 3.4.03 |
| C40B80/00 | 3.3.01 |
| C40B99/00 | 3.3.01 |
| C99 | 3.3.01 |
| D — Textiles, paper (top of page) | |
| D01 (exc. C, F) | 3.2.06 |
| D01C | 3.3.07 |
| D01F | 3.3.07 |
| D02 | 3.2.06 |
| D03 | 3.2.06 |
| D04 | 3.2.06 |
| D05 | 3.2.06 |
| D06 (exc. L-Q) | 3.2.06 |
| D06L-Q | 3.3.07 |
| D07 | 3.2.06 |
| D21 (exc. C,H) | 3.2.05 |
| D21C | 3.3.06 |
| D21H | 3.3.06 |
| D99 | 3.2.06 |
| E — Fixed constructions (top of page) | |
| E01 | 3.2.03 |
| E02 | 3.2.03 |
| E03 | 3.2.03 |
| E04 | 3.2.03 |
| E05 | 3.2.08 |
| E06 | 3.2.08 |
| E21 | 3.2.03 |
| E99 | 3.2.03 |
| F — Mechanical engineering, lighting, heating, weapons, blasting (top of page) | |
| F01 | 3.2.06 |
| F02 | 3.2.04 |
| F03 (exc. H) | 3.2.04 |
| F03H | 3.4.03 |
| F04 | 3.2.04 |
| F15 | 3.2.05 |
| F16B-H | 3.2.08 |
| F16J-T | 3.2.05 |
| F17 | 3.2.05 |
| F21 | 3.2.03 |
| F22 | 3.2.03 |
| F23 (exc. N) | 3.2.03 |
| F23N | 3.5.02 |
| F24 | 3.2.03 |
| F25 | 3.2.03 |
| F26 | 3.2.03 |
| F27 | 3.2.03 |
| F28 | 3.2.03 |
| F41 (exc. G) | 3.2.03 |
| F41G | 3.5.02 |
| F42 | 3.2.03 |
| F99 | 3.2.08 |
| G — Physics (top of page) | |
| G01B-N (exc. N33) | 3.4.02 |
| G01N33 | 3.3.08 |
| G01P | 3.4.01 |
| G01Q | 3.4.02 |
| G01R | 3.4.01 |
| G01S | 3.4.01 |
| G01T | 3.4.01 |
| G01V | 3.4.03 |
| G01W | 3.4.02 |
| G02 | 3.4.02 |
| G03 (exc. C, F7/00-F7/085, F7/42; G9/08-G9/135) | 3.4.03 |
| G03C | 3.3.06 |
| G03F7/00-F7/085, F7/42; G9/08-G9/135 |
3.3.09 |
| G04 | 3.5.02 |
| G05 | 3.5.03 |
| G06 (exc. F3, 17, 19, K, Q, T) | 3.5.06 |
| G06F17 | 3.5.01 |
| G06F3, 19 | 3.5.05 |
| G06K | 3.4.01 |
| G06Q | 3.5.01 |
| G06T | 3.5.04 |
| G07 (exc. B) | 3.4.03 |
| G07B | 3.5.02 |
| G08 | 3.5.02 |
| G09 (exc. B, F, G) | 3.4.01 |
| G09B | 3.4.03 |
| G09F | 3.4.03 |
| G09G | 3.4.03 |
| G10 | 3.4.01 |
| G11 | 3.5.04 |
| G12 | 3.4.01 |
| G21 | 3.4.01 |
| G99 | 3.4.01 |
| H — Electricity (top of page ) | |
| H01B | 3.5.02 |
| H01C | 3.4.03 |
| H01F | 3.5.02 |
| H01G | 3.4.03 |
| H01H | 3.5.02 |
| H01J | 3.4.03 |
| H01K | 3.5.02 |
| H01L (exc. 51/00, 51/30, 51/46, 51/54) |
3.4.03 |
| H01L51/00, 51/30, 51/46, 51/54) | 3.3.09 |
| H01M | 3.3.05 |
| H01P | 3.4.01 |
| H01Q | 3.4.01 |
| H01R | 3.5.02 |
| H01S (exc. 3/14-3/227) |
3.4.03 |
| H01S3/14-3/227 | 3.3.09 |
| H01T | 3.5.02 |
| H02 | 3.5.02 |
| H03 | 3.5.02 |
| H04 (exc. L, N) | 3.5.03 |
| H04L | 3.5.05 |
| H04N | 3.5.04 |
| H05 (exc. B, F, G, K) | 3.4.01 |
| H05B | 3.5.02 |
| H05F | 3.4.03 |
| H05G | 3.4.02 |
| H05K | 3.4.03 |
| H99 | 3.5.02 |