Resource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink

Resource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Electric circuits, power, telecommunications, and semiconductors.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeH04W72/40
Official titleResource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink
Display labelResource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink
Total patents2,837

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201513
201613
201728
201817
201936
202046
202188
2022176
2023667
2024776
2025736
2026241

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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 H04W72/40?
CPC H04W72/40 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Resource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink.”
How many patents are filed under CPC H04W72/40 (Resource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink)?
Our database includes 2,837 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC H04W72/40 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 776 in 2024 vs 736 in 2025 (latest complete years).