Detection or removal of dead or redundant code

Detection or removal of dead or redundant code · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Computing, optics, measurement, and control technologies.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeG06F8/4435
Official title{Detection or removal of dead or redundant code}
Display labelDetection or removal of dead or redundant code
Total patents221

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is stable.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201517
201619
201717
201822
201924
202016
202117
202222
202318
202429
202517
20263

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 G06F8/4435?
CPC G06F8/4435 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Detection or removal of dead or redundant code.”
How many patents are filed under CPC G06F8/4435 (Detection or removal of dead or redundant code)?
Our database includes 221 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC G06F8/4435 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 29 in 2024 vs 17 in 2025 (latest complete years).