Network directories; Name-to-address mapping

Network directories; Name-to-address mapping · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Electric circuits, power, telecommunications, and semiconductors.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeH04L61/45
Official titleNetwork directories; Name-to-address mapping
Display labelNetwork directories; Name-to-address mapping
Total patents689

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201570
201658
201746
201840
2019125
202087
202157
202258
202354
202452
202537
20265

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 H04L61/45?
CPC H04L61/45 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Network directories; Name-to-address mapping.”
How many patents are filed under CPC H04L61/45 (Network directories; Name-to-address mapping)?
Our database includes 689 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC H04L61/45 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 52 in 2024 vs 37 in 2025 (latest complete years).