specially adapted for link layer protocols, e.g. asynchronous transfer mode [ATM], synchronous optical network [SONET] or point-to-point protocol [PPP]

specially adapted for link layer protocols, e.g. asynchronous transfer mode [ATM], synchronous optical network [SONET] or point-to-point protocol [PPP] · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Electric circuits, power, telecommunications, and semiconductors.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeH04L69/168
Official titlespecially adapted for link layer protocols, e.g. asynchronous transfer mode [ATM], synchronous optical network [SONET] or point-to-point protocol [PPP]
Display labelspecially adapted for link layer protocols, e.g. asynchronous transfer mode [ATM], synchronous optical network [SONET] or point-to-point protocol [PPP]
Total patents224

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
201513
201611
201713
201812
201917
202021
202130
202225
202321
202437
202521
20263

Representative patents

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Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC H04L69/168?
CPC H04L69/168 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “specially adapted for link layer protocols, e.g. asynchronous transfer mode [ATM], synchronous optical network [SONET] or point-to-point protocol [PPP].”
How many patents are filed under CPC H04L69/168 (specially adapted for link layer protocols, e.g. asynchronous transfer mode [ATM], synchronous optical network [SONET] or point-to-point protocol [PPP])?
Our database includes 224 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC H04L69/168 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 37 in 2024 vs 21 in 2025 (latest complete years).