WIPO New Concept of Technology Classification
The following table shows the new concept of technology classification developed by WIPO, mapping technology fields to IPC (International Patent Classification) codes.
| # | Area / Field | IPC Code |
|---|---|---|
| I | Electrical engineering | |
| 1 | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | F21#, H01B, H01C, H01F, H01G, H01H, H01J, H01K, H01M, H01R, H01T, H02#, H05B, H05C, H05F, H99Z |
| 2 | Audio-visual technology | G09F, G09G, G11B, H04N-003, H04N-005, H04N-009, H04N013, H04N-015, H04N-017, H04R, H04S, H05K |
| 3 | Telecommunications | G08C, H01P, H01Q, H04B, H04H, H04J, H04K, H04M, H04N001, H04N-007, H04N-011, H04Q |
| 4 | Digital communication | H04L |
| 5 | Basic communication processes | H03# |
| 6 | Computer technology | (G06# not G06Q), G11C, G10L |
| 7 | IT methods for management | G06Q |
| 8 | Semiconductors | H01L |
| II | Instruments | |
| 9 | Optics | G02#, G03B, G03C, G03D, G03F, G03G, G03H, H01S |
| 10 | Measurement | G01B, G01C, G01D, G01F, G01G, G01H, G01J, G01K, G01L, G01M, (G01N not G01N-033), G01P, G01R, G01S; G01V, G01W, G04#, G12B, G99Z |
| 11 | Analysis of biological materials | G01N-033 |
| 12 | Control | G05B, G05D, G05F, G07#, G08B, G08G, G09B, G09C, G09D |
| 13 | Medical technology | A61B, A61C, A61D, A61F, A61G, A61H, A61J, A61L, A61M, A61N, H05G |
| III | Chemistry | |
| 14 | Organic fine chemistry | (C07B, C07C, C07D, C07F, C07H, C07J, C40B) not A61K, A61K-008, A61Q |
| 15 | Biotechnology | (C07G, C07K, C12M, C12N, C12P, C12Q, C12R, C12S) not A61K |
| 16 | Pharmaceuticals | A61K not A61K-008 |
| 17 | Macromolecular chemistry, polymers | C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G, C08H, C08K, C08L |
| 18 | Food chemistry | A01H, A21D, A23B, A23C, A23D, A23F, A23G, A23J, A23K, A23L, C12C, C12F, C12G, C12H, C12J, C13D, C13F, C13J, C13K |
| 19 | Basic materials chemistry | A01N, A01P, C05#, C06#, C09B, C09C, C09F, C09G, C09H, C09K, C09D, C09J, C10B, C10C, C10F, C10G, C10H, C10J, C10K, C10L, C10M, C10N, C11B, C11C, C11D, C99Z |
| 20 | Materials, metallurgy | C01#, C03C, C04#, C21#, C22#, B22# |
| 21 | Surface technology, coating | B05C, B05D, B32#, C23#, C25#, C30# |
| 22 | Micro-structure and nano-technology | B81#, B82# |
| 23 | Chemical engineering | B01B, B01D-000#, B01D-01##, B01D-02##, B01D-03##, B01D041, B01D-043, B01D-057, B01D-059, B01D-06##, B01D-07##, B01F, B01J, B01L, B02C, B03#, B04#, B05B, B06B, B07#, B08#, D06B, D06C, D06L, F25J, F26#, C14C, H05H |
| 24 | Environmental technology | A62D, B01D-045, B01D-046, B01D-047, B01D-049, B01D-050, B01D-051, B01D-052, B01D-053, B09#, B65F, C02#, F01N, F23G, F23J, G01T, E01F-008, A62C |
| IV | Mechanical engineering | |
| 25 | Handling | B25J, B65B, B65C, B65D, B65G, B65H, B66#, B67# |
| 26 | Machine tools | B21#, B23#, B24#, B26D, B26F, B27#, B30#, B25B, B25C, B25D, B25F, B25G, B25H, B26B |
| 27 | Engines, pumps, turbines | F01B, F01C, F01D, F01K, F01L, F01M, F01P, F02#, F03#, F04#, F23R, G21#, F99Z |
| 28 | Textile and paper machines | A41H, A43D, A46D, C14B, D01#, D02#, D03#, D04B, D04C, D04G, D04H, D05#, D06G, D06H, D06J, D06M, D06P, D06Q, D99Z, B31#, D21#, B41# |
| 29 | Other special machines | A01B, A01C, A01D, A01F, A01G, A01J, A01K, A01L, A01M, A21B, A21C, A22#, A23N, A23P, B02B, C12L, C13C, C13G, C13H, B28#, B29#, C03B, C08J, B99Z, F41#, F42# |
| 30 | Thermal processes and apparatus | F22#, F23B, F23C, F23D, F23H, F23K, F23L, F23M, F23N, F23Q, F24#, F25B, F25C, F27#, F28# |
| 31 | Mechanical elements | F15#, F16#, F17#, G05G |
| 32 | Transport | B60#, B61#, B62#, B63B, B63C, B63G, B63H, B63J, B64# |
| V | Other fields | |
| 33 | Furniture, games | A47#, A63# |
| 34 | Other consumer goods | A24#, A41B, A41C, A41D, A41F, A41G, A42#, A43B, A43C, A44#, A45#, A46B, A62B, B42#, B43#, D04D, D07#, G10B, G10C, G10D, G10F, G10G, G10H, G10K, B44#, B68#, D06F, D06N, F25D, A99Z |
| 35 | Civil engineering | E02#, E01B, E01C, E01D, E01F-001, E01F-003, E01F-005, E01F-007, E01F-009, E01F-01#, E01H, E03#, E04#, E05#, E06#, E21#, E99Z |
Source: WIPO IPC Technology Concordance Table. Users are requested to cite WIPO as the source.