New USPC Classification Orders: #1881-1884

The USPTO's patent classification office has been busy the past few weeks. Four new classification orders (#s 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884) have been published since January 1, not including the one that I mentioned the other day that established Class 850 (#1885). The new orders outline changes to:

• Class 359 - Optical Systems and Elements
• Class 361 - Electricity: Electrical Systems and Devices
• Class 362 - Illumination
• Class 180 - Motor Vehicles