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Patent classification is a system for organizing all U.S. patent documents and other technical documents into specific technology groupings based on common subject matter. On January 1, 2013, the USPTO moved from using the United States Patent Classification (USPC) system to the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) system, a jointly developed system with the European Patent Office (EPO). CPC has now been adopted by many countries throughout the world.
See also
Cooperative Patent Classification a classification system developed by the EPO and USPTO
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The Office of International Patent Cooperation (OIPC) was established in 2014 to support and improve the international patent system. The office leads efforts to assist U.S. inventors and businesses in protecting their patent rights worldwide and supports the global innovation community.
The office strives to improve the international patent system in two critical areas: increasing certainty of intellectual property (IP) rights and reducing costs for international stakeholders. Find out more about our initiatives and programs, which aim to improve quality and timeliness for international patent filers. Current initiatives include:
and other international agreements and collaborations
