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
News
1 October 2021
The 2022 release schedule for the publication of new versions the CPC scheme will be as follows:
- 1 January 2022 (CPC 2022.01)
- 1 February 2022 (CPC 2022.02)
- 1 May 2022 (CPC 2022.05)
- 1 August 2022 (CPC 2022.08)
