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