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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01 May 2017

The 2017.05 version of the CPC Scheme is now in force.

04 April 2017

The 2017.05 version of the CPC Scheme is now available in the pre-released area.