International Patent Classification

International Patent Classification (IPC) is a system that organizes and categorizes patents worldwide based on their technical features and subject matter. It helps patent offices, inventors, and researchers to easily find and compare patents across different countries. The IPC uses a standardized set of codes to label each patent invention, which makes searching more efficient and ensures consistency. This classification aids in assessing existing inventions, discovering new innovations, and managing patent information across the global intellectual property system.