Field Name: CPC Code
Definition: CPC Code is the code assigned to a patent per the Cooperative Patent Classification System. The Cooperative Classification System is a joint effort of the European Patent Office (EPO) and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to develop a common, internationally compatible classification system for technical documents, in particular patent publications.
A patent may have multiple CPC Code values. The CPC code values can be found on a patent document in a section labeled Field of Classification Search.
Tooltip definition of the predicate: Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) code.
Type of value (one of the following): entity
Number of accepted values (one of the following): multiple
Constraints: Only applies when Subject has the “Is a” value “Patent”
Citation Required?: Yes.
Examples of proper use:
- ‘US Patent 11288088 Service control plane messaging in service data plane’ ‘CPC Code’ is ‘H04L 45/38’ - Citation: Patent Images
Examples of improper use:
- ‘US Patent 11288088 Service control plane messaging in service data plane’ ‘CPC Code’ is ‘11288088’ is incorrect as it refers to the patent number, not the CPC Code. Patent Images
Usage in other schemas: n/a