Rapporteur's proposal for removal of the word "miscellaneous" from the English version of the IPC June 25th, 2003
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Catchword CONTAINER(S) - CONTAINER(S) for US: R does not agree with US - CONTAINER(S) for
index miscellaneous household household use A47G CONTAINER(S) - entries for residual places are household use A47G
CONTAINER(S) A47G household CONTAINER(S) not helpful in the Catchword
29/00 not otherwise provided for Index. In the context of the
A47G 29/00 Catchword Index it is not
clear whether "not otherwise
provided for" relates to the CI
or the IPC.
Catchword SUPPORTS - miscellaneous SUPPORTS for US: R does not agree with US - SUPPORTS for
index SUPPORTS for household household use A47G SUPPORTS - SUPPORTS entries for residual places are household use A47G
use A47G 29/00 for household use not not helpful in the Catchword
otherwise provided for Index. In the context of the
A47G 29/00 Catchword Index it is not
clear whether "not otherwise
provided for" relates to the CI
or the IPC.
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A42C 3/00 Miscellaneous appliances Appliances for hat- US: Other appliances for US is right, group 1/02 also Appliances for hat-
for hat-making, e.g. for making, e.g. for making making hats are in A42C explicitely covers apparatus making not provided
making wire forms for wire forms for hat- 1/00: (=appliances), but the actual for in group 1/00, e.g.
hat-frames (sewing- frames (sewing- Appliances for hat-making group should be mentioned in for making wire forms
machines for straw hats machines for straw hats not provided for by other the title. for hat-frames (sewing-
D05B; sewing-machines for D05B; sewing-machines groups of this subclass, machines for straw hats
making hat-brims D05B); for making hat-brims e.g. for making wire forms D05B; sewing-machines
Apparatus for changing D05B); Apparatus for for hat-frames (sewing- for making hat-brims
the form or size of finished changing the form or machines for straw hats D05B); Apparatus for
hats size of finished hats D05B; sewing-machines for changing the form or
making hat-brims D05B); size of finished hats
Apparatus for changing
the form or size of finished
hats
A43B 11/00 Footwear with Footwear with Footwear with
miscellaneous arrangements to arrangements to
arrangements to facilitate facilitate putting-on or facilitate putting-on or
putting-on or removing, removing, e.g. with removing, e.g. with
e.g. with straps straps straps
A43D MISCELLANEOUS OTHER MECHANISMS RO: When replacing R agrees with RO OTHER EQUIPMENT
Subclass MECHANISMS FOR FOR SHOEMAKING “miscellaneous” with OR MECHANISMS
Index SHOEMAKING OR OR REPAIRING 111/00 “other”, it will not be very FOR SHOEMAKING
REPAIRING 111/00 to to 119/00 clear for the user what the OR REPAIRING 5/00,
119/00 difference is between "Other 61/00, 111/00 to 119/00
mechanisms for shoemaking
or repairing 111/00 to
making or repairing 5/00,
61/00" - existing. The term
"equipment" of the Subclass
Index is used for hand
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appliances and hand tools
(5/00) and for machines
(61/00). The term
"mechanism" is used also
for machines, but
additionally for means or
mechanisms. Our proposal
is to revise both entries and
to combine them:
OTHER EQUIPMENT OR
MECHANISMS FOR
SHOEMAKING OR
REPAIRING... 5/00, 61/00,
111/00 to 119/00.
A43D Miscellaneous Other mechanisms for RO: We agree Other mechanisms for
Guidance mechanisms for shoemaking shoemaking
heading shoemaking
before
111/00
A44C 25/00 Miscellaneous fancy ware Fancy ware for US: See "General question 1". Fancy ware for
for personal wear, e.g. personal wear, not Fancy ware for personal personal wear, not
crosses, crucifixes, charms provided for in groups wear not provided for by provided for in groups
1/00 to 19/00 or 23/00, other main groups of this 1/00 to 19/00 or 23/00,
e.g. crosses, crucifixes, subclass, e.g. crosses, e.g. crosses, crucifixes,
charms crucifixes, charms charms
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A47B MISCELLANEOUS OTHER FURNITURE, RO: We consider changing Rapporteur sees the point DETAILS OR
subclass FURNITURE, OTHER ACCESSORIES the subclass index title into made by RO, the difference ACCESSORIES FOR
index MISCELLANEOUS FOR FURNITURE “Other furniture, other between "details" and FURNITURE 88/00 to
ACCESSORIES FOR 95/00, 97/00 accessories for furniture "accessories" is not very 97/00
FURNITURE 95/00, 97/00 95/00, 97/00" as affecting clear. However, the RO
the scope in relation to proposal would not work. OTHER FURNITURE
95/00. In 95/00 the fittings 97/00
for furniture are the Rapporteur instead proposes
accessories for furniture and to replace both the two last
accessories, together with
other furniture. For the
Subclass Index, our
proposal is as follows:
ACCESSORIES FOR
FURNITURE...95/00
OTHER FURNITURE,
OTHER ACCESSORIES
FOR FURNITURE...97/00
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A47B 39/12 • Miscellaneous equipment • Other equipment for EP: We think the title R agrees with EP and RO • Equipment for forms
for forms forms should read: not provided for in
“Equipment for forms not groups 39/02 to 39/10
provided for in groups 39/02
to 39/10”
Since there is no first-place
priority rule in this area, it
seems to be clearer to use
such a wording. For
example, when the subject
matter concerns “equipment
for adjustable forms”, we
might want it to be
classified in 39/02.
RO: We would prefer the
suggestions made by EPO
A47B 97/00 Miscellaneous furniture; Furniture or accessories US: R agrees with US, except Furniture or accessories
Miscellaneous accessories for furniture, not Furniture or accessories "provided for in…" (see the for furniture, not
for furniture provided for in groups for furniture not provided Guide, paragraph 34) provided for in other
1/00 to 96/00 for by other main groups groups of this subclass
of this subclass
A47C31/00 Miscellaneous features in Details or accessories US: It should be discussed Details or accessories
connection with chairs, for chairs, beds or the Features in connection whether "Details and for chairs, beds or the
beds, or the like, e.g. like, not provided for in with chairs, beds, or the accessories", which is used in like, not provided for in
upholstery fasteners, groups 1/00 to 29/00, like not provided for by the subclass index, should be other groups of this
mattress protectors, e.g. upholstery other main groups of this used rather than the existing subclass, e.g. upholstery
stretching devices for fasteners, mattress subclass, e.g. upholstery wording. fasteners, mattress
mattress nets protectors, stretching fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching
devices for mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress
nets devices for mattress nets nets
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A47G 29/00 Miscellaneous supports, Supports, holders or US: The US proposal is Supports, holders or
holders, or containers for containers for Supports, holders or inaccurate, since 35/00 is containers for
household use (for drying household use, not containers for household residual to 29/00. household use, not
towels A47K 10/04; stands, provided for in groups use not provided for by provided for in groups
racks, or the like for airing 1/00 to 27/00 or 33/00 other main groups of this 1/00 to 27/00 or 33/00
beds, garments, or the like, (for drying towels A47K subclass (for drying towels (for drying towels A47K
clothes, drying devices 10/04; stands, racks, or A47K 10/04; stands, racks, 10/04; stands, racks, or
D06F 57/00) the like for airing beds, or the like for airing beds, the like for airing beds,
garments, or the like, garments, or the like, garments, or the like,
clothes, drying devices clothes, drying devices clothes, drying devices
D06F 57/00) D06F 57/00) D06F 57/00)
A47J 43/00 Miscellaneous implements Implements for US: See "General question 1". Implements for
for preparing or holding preparing or holding Implements for preparing preparing or holding
food food, not provided for or holding food not food, not provided for
in groups 9/00 to 42/00 provided for by other in groups 9/00 to 42/00
or 44/00 main groups of this or 44/00
subclass
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A47J 47/00 Miscellaneous kitchen Kitchen containers, EP: Should this group not EP and US probably have a Kitchen containers,
containers, stands, or the stands or the like, not be residual to all main point, there might be stands or the like, not
like (containers in general provided for in groups groups of the subclass? We containers in 9/00 to 25/00. provided for in other
B65D); Cutting-boards, 27/00 to 45/00 don’t see a substantial groups of this subclass
e.g. for bread (with slicing (containers in general difference between 27/00 to (containers in general
devices B26D) B65D); Cutting-boards, 45/00 and 9/00 to 25/00 B65D); Cutting-boards,
e.g. for bread (with e.g. for bread (with
slicing devices B26D) RO: We would prefer the slicing devices B26D)
changes as proposed by SE
and not the EPO, since in
our opinion, containers are
only in groups 27/00 to
45/00.
US:
Kitchen containers, stands
or the like not provided
for by other main groups
of this subclass (containers
in general B65D); Cutting-
boards, e.g. for bread
(with slicing devices B26D)
A47L CLEANING FOOTWEAR CLEANING US: The US proposal is CLEANING
Subclass AND MISCELLANEOUS FOOTWEAR 23/00 CLEANING FOOTWEAR misleading since the FOOTWEAR 23/00
index EQUIPMENT 23/00, 25/00 23/00 "cleaning devices" structure is
OTHER CLEANING not parallel with the other OTHER CLEANING
DEVICES 25/00 CLEANING DEVICES "cleaning …) entries in the DEVICES 25/00
NOT PROVIDED FOR BY index. It is also unusual to
OTHER MAIN GROUPS refer to other groups in
OF THIS SUBCLASS subclass indexes.
25/00
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A47L 25/00 Miscellaneous cleaning Cleaning devices not FR: Il nous paraît utile de R agrees with both FR and Domestic cleaning
devices (for cleaning provided for in groups répéter "domestique" ici US devices not provided for
spectacles G02C 13/00) 1/00 to 23/00 (for in other groups of this
cleaning spectacles G02C US: subclass (for cleaning
13/00) Cleaning devices not spectacles G02C 13/00)
provided for by other
main groups of this
subclass (for cleaning
spectacles G02C 13/00)
A63B MISCELLANEOUS OTHER SPORTING JP: See A63B 67/00! US: It is unusual to refer to OTHER SPORTING
Subclass SPORTING GAMES; GAMES; OTHER other groups in subclass GAMES; OTHER
index MISCELLANEOUS ACCESSORIES 67/00; US: indexes. ACCESSORIES 67/00;
ACCESSORIES 67/00; 71/00 SPORTING GAMES 71/00
71/00 AND ACCESSORIES
NOT PROVIDED FOR
BY OTHER MAIN
GROUPS OF THIS
SUBCLASS 67/00; 71/00
A63B 67/00 Miscellaneous sporting Sporting games not JP: JP has FI groups under R understands the JP worries, Sporting games not
games provided for in groups 67/00 and has classified but thinks the new rules on provided for in groups
1/00 to 65/00 various sporting games "what to classify" will solve 1/00 to 65/00
there. In some case a their problems.
document has been
classified in 1/00 - 65/00 The US proposal is
(goods) and 67/00 (types of inaccurate, since 71/00 is
sports). We are afraid that residual to 67/00.
the change of the wording
might force us to change the
way of classification. We do
not think that 67/00
(sporting games) and 1/00 -
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65/00 (horizontal bars,
rackets, golf clubs, etc.) are
complementary to each
other. For these reasons, JP
does not agree with the
proposal but prefers existing
wordings (“miscellaneous”)
as they are. Although JP
agrees that the word
“miscellaneous” itself is
misleading in general, it was
not able to find alternative
English word. JP
appreciates if some offices
suggest a good expression.
US:
Sporting games not
provided for by other
main groups of this
subclass
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A63F CARD, BOARD, OR CARD, BOARD, OR CARD, BOARD, OR
ROULETTE GAMES; ROULETTE GAMES; ROULETTE GAMES;
INDOOR GAMES USING INDOOR GAMES INDOOR GAMES
SMALL MOVING USING SMALL USING SMALL
PLAYING BODIES; MOVING PLAYING MOVING PLAYING
MISCELLANEOUS BODIES; GAMES BODIES; GAMES
GAMES (data-processing NOT OTHERWISE NOT OTHERWISE
equipment characterised by PROVIDED FOR (data- PROVIDED FOR (data-
a specific application for processing equipment processing equipment
game playing G06F 17/00, characterised by a characterised by a
G06F 19/00) specific application for specific application for
game playing G06F game playing G06F
17/00, G06F 19/00) 17/00, G06F 19/00)
A63F 1/18 • • Scoring or registering • • Scoring or registering • • Scoring or registering
devices; Miscellaneous devices; Indicators (1/16 devices; Indicators (1/16
indicators (time-testing takes precedence; time- takes precedence; time-
devices G07C) testing devices G07C) testing devices G07C)
A63F 9/00 Miscellaneous games Games, not otherwise Games, not otherwise
(aspects of games using an provided for (aspects of provided for (aspects of
electronically generated games using an games using an
display having two or more electronically generated electronically generated
dimensions showing display having two or display having two or
representations related to more dimensions more dimensions
the game 13/00; showing representations showing representations
miscellaneous sporting related to the game related to the game
games A63B 67/00) 13/00; miscellaneous 13/00; miscellaneous
sporting games A63B sporting games A63B
67/00) 67/00)
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A63G MISCELLANEOUS OTHER APPARATUS RO: We would prefer R agrees OTHER APPARATUS
Subclass APPARATUS 31/00, 33/00 31/00, 33/00 OTHER APPARATUS FOR PUBLIC
index FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT 31/00,
AMUSEMENT 31/00, 33/00
33/00
as in the guidance heading
before 31/00. We consider it
clearer for the user.
A63G Miscellaneous apparatus Other apparatus for Other apparatus for
Guidance for public amusement public amusement public amusement
heading
before
31/00
A63H MISCELLANEOUS TOYS TOPS; DOLLS, TOY TOPS; DOLLS, TOY
Subclass Tops; dolls, toy animals ANIMALS 1/00; 3/00 ANIMALS 1/00; 3/00
index 1/00; 3/00
Other toys 5/00, 7/00, OTHER TOYS 5/00, OTHER TOYS 5/00,
33/00 7/00, 33/00 7/00, 33/00
Manufacture of dolls or
toy figures 9/00 MANUFACTURE OF MANUFACTURE OF
DOLLS OR TOY DOLLS OR TOY
FIGURES 9/00 FIGURES 9/00
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A63H 33/30 • Imitations of • Imitations of apparatus, FR: Ce sont les imitations FR: The comma after • Imitations of apparatus,
miscellaneous apparatus not not otherwise provided qui sont "non prévues". "apparatus" takes care of this, not otherwise provided
otherwise provided for, e.g. for, e.g. telephones, at least in English! for, e.g. telephones,
telephones, weighing- weighing-machines, US: weighing-machines,
machines, cash-registers cash-registers (savings • Imitations of apparatus not US: See "General question 2" cash-registers (savings
(savings boxes A45C 1/12; boxes A45C 1/12; toy provided for by other groups boxes A45C 1/12; toy
toy ticket punches G07B ticket punches G07B of this subclass, e.g. ticket punches G07B
9/02) 9/02) telephones, weighing- 9/02)
machines, cash-registers
(savings boxes A45C 1/12;
toy ticket punches G07B
9/02)
B23P MISCELLANEOUS METAL-WORKING US: The US proposal is correct, METAL-WORKING
Subclass METAL-WORKING PROCESSES METAL-WORKING but the addition is not PROCESSES
index PROCESSES PROCESSES NOT necessary, since the subclass
PROVIDED FOR BY is residual.
ANOTHER SUBCLASS
B65B 61/00 Miscellaneous auxiliary Auxiliary devices US: It is indeed better to have the Auxiliary devices, not
devices operating on operating on sheets, Not otherwise provided words "not otherwise otherwise provided for,
sheets, blanks, webs, blanks, webs, binding for auxiliary devices provided for" closer to for operating on sheets,
binding material, material, containers, or operating on sheets, "auxiliary devices". An blanks, webs, binding
containers, or packages, packages, and not blanks, webs, binding alternative wording, more material, containers, or
and not otherwise otherwise provided for material, containers, or consistent with normal IPC packages (for operating
provided for (operating on (operating on articles or packages, (operating on language, is proposed. The on articles or materials to
articles or materials to be materials to be packaged articles or materials to be reference has been simplified. be packaged 63/00)
packaged and not otherwise and not otherwise packaged and not otherwise
provided for 63/00) provided for 63/00) provided for 63/00)
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B65B 63/00 Miscellaneous auxiliary Auxiliary devices US: It is indeed better to have the Auxiliary devices, not
devices operating on operating on articles or Not otherwise provided words "not otherwise otherwise provided for,
articles or materials to be materials to be for auxiliary devices provided for" closer to for operating on articles
packaged and not packaged and not operating on articles or "auxiliary devices". An or materials to be
otherwise provided for otherwise provided for materials to be packaged alternative wording, more packaged (for operating
(operating on sheets, blanks, (operating on sheets, (operating on sheets, blanks, consistent with normal IPC on sheets, blanks, webs,
webs, binding material, or blanks, webs, binding webs, binding material, or language, is proposed. The binding material or
packages, and not otherwise material, or packages, packages, and not otherwise reference has been simplified. packages 61/00)
provided for 61/00) and not otherwise provided for 61/00)
provided for 61/00)
C09 DYES; PAINTS; DYES; PAINTS; US: See "General question 2" DYES; PAINTS;
POLISHES; NATURAL POLISHES; DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES;
RESINS; ADHESIVES; NATURAL RESINS; POLISHES; NATURAL NATURAL RESINS;
MISCELLANEOUS ADHESIVES; RESINS; ADHESIVES; ADHESIVES;
COMPOSITIONS; COMPOSITIONS NOT COMPOSITIONS NOT COMPOSITIONS NOT
MISCELLANEOUS OTHERWISE OTHERWISE OTHERWISE
APPLICATIONS OF PROVIDED FOR; PROVIDED FOR BY PROVIDED FOR;
MATERIALS APPLICATIONS OF ANOTHER CLASS; APPLICATIONS OF
MATERIALS NOT APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT
OTHERWISE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE
PROVIDED FOR OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
PROVIDED FOR BY
ANOTHER CLASS
C09K MATERIALS FOR MATERIALS, NOT EP: In project D004, the EP: The new title, although MATERIALS FOR
MISCELLANEOUS OTHERWISE Definition Task Force certainly correct, has not yet APPLICATIONS NOT
APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR, FOR adopted a new title for been approved by the OTHERWISE
PROVIDED FOR APPLICATIONS, NOT subclass C09K: Committee of Experts. A PROVIDED FOR;
ELSEWHERE OTHERWISE "Materials for natural point would have been APPLICATIONS OF
PROVIDED FOR miscellaneous when discussing the results of MATERIALS NOT
applications or revision project C362. R OTHERWISE
miscellaneous proposes that the change is PROVIDED FOR
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applications of materials, made in the framework of this
not provided for exercise.
elsewhere" (see annex
23 of definition project US: See "General question 2"
D004). So it seems the
only possible new title "Not provided for elsewhere"
avoiding the word has been replaced by the
"miscellaneous", is a two- wording used in the Guide -
part title: which should of course also
"MATERIALS FOR be reflected in the definition
APPLICATIONS NOT project…
PROVIDED FOR
ELSEWHERE;
APPLICATIONS OF
MATERIALS NOT
PROVIDED FOR
ELSEWHERE"
This reflects exactly the
purpose of this subclass.
BUT: when the residual
(sub-)classes/main
groups will be created
systematically in the IPC
it might be good to keep
this subclass in mind.
US:
MATERIALS FOR
APPLICATIONS NOT
PROVIDED FOR BY
ANOTHER SUBCLASS
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C13F 3/00 Miscellaneous sugar Sugar products not US: See "General question 2" Sugar products not
products, e.g. powdered, otherwise provided for, Sugar products not otherwise provided for,
lump, or liquid sugar; e.g. powdered, lump, or otherwise provided for in e.g. powdered, lump, or
Working-up of sugar liquid sugar; Working- other subclasses, e.g. liquid sugar; Working-
(5/00, C13H take up of sugar (5/00, C13H powdered, lump, or liquid up of sugar (5/00, C13H
precedence; sweetmeats take precedence; sugar; Working-up of take precedence;
A23G 3/00; foods sweetmeats A23G 3/00; sugar (5/00, C13H take sweetmeats A23G 3/00;
containing carbohydrate foods containing precedence; sweetmeats foods containing
syrups, sugars, sugar carbohydrate syrups, A23G 3/00; foods carbohydrate syrups,
alcohols or starch sugars, sugar alcohols or containing carbohydrate sugars, sugar alcohols or
hydrolysates A23L 1/09) starch hydrolysates A23L syrups, sugars, sugar starch hydrolysates A23L
1/09) alcohols or starch 1/09)
hydrolysates A23L 1/09)
D01G MISCELLANEOUS COMBINATION OF COMBINATION OF
Subclass Combination of MACHINES OR MACHINES OR
index machines or processes for PROCESSES FOR PROCESSES FOR
continuous processing 21/00 CONTINUOUS CONTINUOUS
Warning or safety PROCESSING 21/00 PROCESSING 21/00
devices 31/00
Hand tools for treatment WARNING OR WARNING OR
of fibres 33/00 SAFETY DEVICES SAFETY DEVICES
31/00 31/00
HAND TOOLS FOR HAND TOOLS FOR
TREATMENT OF TREATMENT OF
FIBRES 33/00 FIBRES 33/00
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D03C 19/00 Miscellaneous methods or Methods or devices US: R, who is not an expert in this Methods or devices
devices concerned with concerned with Methods or devices field, agrees that it is perhaps concerned with
designing or making designing or making concerned with designing technically safer to make the designing or making
patterns patterns, not provided or making patterns not group residual to the entire patterns, not provided
for in groups 15/00 or provided for by other subclass. for in other groups of
17/00 groups of this subclass this subclass
D03D 49/50 • • Miscellaneous devices or • • Devices or US: See "General question 2". • • Devices or
(not in the arrangements concerning arrangements concerning • • Devices or arrangements arrangements concerning
French insertion of the weft and not insertion of the weft and concerned with insertion of The proposed wording is insertion of the weft, not
version) otherwise provided for not otherwise provided the weft not provided for by consistent with the French otherwise provided for
for other groups of this subclass version.
D04B 39/00 Miscellaneous knitting Knitting processes, US: See "General question 2" Knitting processes,
processes, apparatus, or apparatus, or machines, Knitting processes, apparatus, or machines,
machines, not otherwise not otherwise provided apparatus, or machines not otherwise provided
provided for for not provided for by other for
groups of this subclass
D06F HAND WASHING HAND WASHING US: On reconsideration, the HAND IMPLEMENTS
Subclass IMPLEMENTS IMPLEMENTS HAND WASHING subclass index is not correct. 5/00
index Receptacles; hand Receptacles; hand IMPLEMENTS 5/00 is not residual and does
rubbing apparatus; rubbing apparatus; other Receptacles; hand not only relate to hand HAND WASHING
miscellaneous implements implements 1/00; 3/00; rubbing apparatus; other washing, so it should have a IMPLEMENTS
1/00; 3/00; 5/00 5/00 hand washing implements separate entry, preferably Receptacles; hand
1/00; 3/00; 5/00 placed above the existing. rubbing apparatus 1/00;
3/00
D06F Miscellaneous laundry Other laundry Other laundry
Guidance apparatus or systems apparatus or systems apparatus or systems
heading
before
87/00
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E05B 73/00 Devices for locking Devices for locking US: R agrees. Devices for locking
portable objects against portable objects against Devices for locking portable objects against
unauthorised removal; unauthorised removal; portable objects against unauthorised removal;
Miscellaneous locking Locking devices not unauthorised removal; Locking devices not
devices provided for in groups Locking devices not provided for in other
1/00 to 71/00 or 75/00 provided for by other groups of this subclass
groups of this subclass
E05F 7/00 Miscellaneous accessories Wing fittings concerned US: This title should probably be Wing fittings concerned
for wings (specially with the functioning of Accessories for wings not discussed from a technical with the functioning of
adapted for furniture A47B the wing, not otherwise provided for by other point of view. The proposed the wing, not otherwise
95/00; door-lifters B66F, provided for (specially groups of this subclass wording is taken from the last provided for (specially
E04F 21/00; knobs or adapted for furniture (specially adapted for part of the subclass title and adapted for furniture
handles E05B) A47B 95/00; door-lifters furniture A47B 95/00; door- slightly rearranged. With this A47B 95/00; door-lifters
B66F, E04F 21/00; knobs lifters B66F, E04F 21/00; wording, the scope of the B66F, E04F 21/00; knobs
or handles E05B) knobs or handles E05B) subclass is clearly exhausted - or handles E05B)
R thinks this is the purpose of
the group.
E21C 35/00 Miscellaneous items Details of machines for JP: We propose: JP: R proposes to replace Details or accessories
relating to machines for slitting or completely Accessories of machines "items relating to" with for machines for slitting
slitting or completely freeing the mineral for slitting or completely "details or accessories for".or completely freeing
freeing the mineral from from the seam, not freeing the mineral from the mineral from the
the seam provided for in groups the seam US: See "General question 1" seam, not provided for
25/00 to 33/00, 37/00 or Subject matter of one-dot in groups 25/00 to
39/00 level under E21C 35/00 33/00, 37/00 or 39/00
would rather be called
accessories of machines
than details of machines,
e.g. safety devices (35/04),
devices for positioning
(35/06), guiding (35/08),
removal of chippings
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(35/20), equipment for
preventing or for removal of
dust (35/22) and remote
control devices (35/24).
US:
Items relating to machines
for slitting or completely
freeing the mineral from
the seam not provided for
by other groups of this
subclass
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F03 (not in MACHINES OR MACHINES OR US: R still thinks the reference to MACHINES OR
the French ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS ENGINES FOR MACHINES OR "miscellaneous motors" can ENGINES FOR
version, (for liquids and elastic LIQUIDS (for liquids ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS simply be removed. It is in a LIQUIDS (for liquids
which uses fluids F01; positive- and elastic fluids F01; (for liquids and elastic fluids class title, so it does not affect and elastic fluids F01;
"autres" displacement machines for positive-displacement F01; positive-displacement scope. Looking at the subclass positive-displacement
instead) liquids F04); WIND, machines for liquids machines for liquids F04); titles, the only unprovided-for machines for liquids
SPRING, WEIGHT, OR F04); WIND, SPRING, WIND, SPRING, OR matter is "inertia or like F04); WIND, SPRING,
MISCELLANEOUS OR WEIGHT WEIGHT MOTORS AND motors" in F03G, so the OR WEIGHT
MOTORS; PRODUCING MOTORS; MOTORS NOT residual status is anyway MOTORS;
MECHANICAL POWER PRODUCING PROVIDED FOR BY incorrect. If this degree of PRODUCING
OR A REACTIVE MECHANICAL ANOTHER CLASS; precision is considered MECHANICAL
PROPULSIVE THRUST, POWER OR A PRODUCING necessary in a class title R POWER OR A
NOT OTHERWISE REACTIVE MECHANICAL POWER suggests replacing "OR REACTIVE
PROVIDED FOR PROPULSIVE OR A REACTIVE MISCELLANEOUS" with PROPULSIVE
THRUST, NOT PROPULSIVE THRUST, "INERTIA, OR LIKE", THRUST, NOT
OTHERWISE NOT OTHERWISE otherwise it seems perfectly OTHERWISE
PROVIDED FOR PROVIDED FOR adequate to have those motors PROVIDED FOR
covered by the last part of the
class title. The class title
should in any case not remain
residual for all kinds of
motors.
F41C 27/00 Miscellaneous Accessories; Details or US: See "General question 2" Accessories; Details or
attachments for attachments not Accessories; Details or attachments not
smallarms; Accessories; otherwise provided for attachments for small otherwise provided for
Details not otherwise arms not provided for by
provided for other groups of this
subclass
Place Existing text Rapporteur's original Comments or Rapporteur's opinion Consolidated
proposal counterproposals proposal
G07B OTHER APPARATUS OR OTHER APPARATUS OTHER APPARATUS
Subclass SYSTEMS CONCERNING OR SYSTEMS OR SYSTEMS
index TICKETS CONCERNING CONCERNING
Holders; punches; TICKETS TICKETS
miscellaneous G07B 7/00; Holders; punches; Holders; punches;
G07B 9/00; G07B 11/00 validating; cancelling validating; cancelling
G07B 7/00; G07B 9/00; G07B 7/00; G07B 9/00;
G07B 11/00 G07B 11/00
G07D 9/00 Miscellaneous devices for Devices for facilitating US: See "General question 1" Devices for facilitating
facilitating the handling of the handling of coins, Devices for facilitating the the handling of coins,
coins (of paper currency not provided for in handling of coins not not provided for in
B65H); Devices for groups 1/00 to 5/00, provided for by other groups 1/00 to 5/00,
counting coins (counting 11/00 or 13/00 (of paper groups of this subclass (of 11/00 or 13/00 (of paper
by weighing G01G; currency B65H); Devices paper currency B65H); currency B65H); Devices
counting paper currency for counting coins Devices for counting coins for counting coins
G06M) (counting by weighing (counting by weighing (counting by weighing
G01G; counting paper G01G; counting paper G01G; counting paper
currency G06M) currency G06M) currency G06M)
G09F 19/00 Miscellaneous advertising Advertising or display US: See "General question 2". Advertising or display
or display means not means not provided for Advertising or display means not otherwise
provided for elsewhere elsewhere means not provided not R proposes using the normal provided for
provided for by other IPC "not otherwise provided
groups of this subclass for".