EPO and USPTO launched the Cooperative Patent Classification System
The CPC is the result of a partnership between the EPO and the USPTO in their joint effort to develop a common, internationally compatible classification system for technical documents, in particular patent publications, which will be used by both offices in the patent granting process.
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13 January 2017
The 2017.01 version of the CPC scheme is now in force.
The 2017.02 version of the CPC scheme is available in the pre-release area.