Alignment aids, e.g. alignment marks

Alignment aids, e.g. alignment marks · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Electric circuits, power, telecommunications, and semiconductors.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeH10W72/985
Official title{Alignment aids, e.g. alignment marks}
Display labelAlignment aids, e.g. alignment marks
Total patents164

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
20155
20164
201711
20189
20197
202011
202121
202221
202329
202423
202519
20264

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 H10W72/985?
CPC H10W72/985 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Alignment aids, e.g. alignment marks.”
How many patents are filed under CPC H10W72/985 (Alignment aids, e.g. alignment marks)?
Our database includes 164 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC H10W72/985 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 23 in 2024 vs 19 in 2025 (latest complete years).