where exact match is not required

where exact match is not required · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Computing, optics, measurement, and control technologies.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeG06F11/188
Official title{where exact match is not required}
Display labelwhere exact match is not required
Total patents34

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20151
20162
20173
20183
20191
20203
20215
20227
20235
20243
20251

Representative patents

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

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What is CPC G06F11/188?
CPC G06F11/188 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “where exact match is not required.”
How many patents are filed under CPC G06F11/188 (where exact match is not required)?
Our database includes 34 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC G06F11/188 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 3 in 2024 vs 1 in 2025 (latest complete years).