specially adapted for ball-point writing instruments

specially adapted for ball-point writing instruments · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC09D11/18
Official titlespecially adapted for ball-point writing instruments
Display labelspecially adapted for ball-point writing instruments
Total patents99

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20154
20165
20177
20181
20191
20208
20219
202215
202314
202416
202515
20264

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Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC C09D11/18?
CPC C09D11/18 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “specially adapted for ball-point writing instruments.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C09D11/18 (specially adapted for ball-point writing instruments)?
Our database includes 99 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C09D11/18 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 16 in 2024 vs 15 in 2025 (latest complete years).