EPO and USPTO launched the Cooperative Patent Classification System

The CPC is the result of a partnership between the EPO and the USPTO in their joint effort to develop a common, internationally compatible classification system for technical documents, in particular patent publications, which will be used by both offices in the patent granting process.

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6 December 2016

The 2017.01 version of the CPC scheme is now available in the pre-release area

5 December 2016

Temporary unavailability of this website on 8 December 2016.

Due to technical maintenance work, the cpcinfo.org site will not be available on 8 December between 08.00 and 09.00 CET.