In 2023, the total number of patent applications handed in by foreigners at the Japan Patent Office amounted to approximately 71.2 thousand. Out of those, about 37.4 percent were handed in from the United States, while about 30.6 were handed in from Europe. Applications from China and South Korea made up 13.5 and 11.1 percent, respectively.
Number of foreign patent applications at the Japan Patent Office from 2014 to 2023
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Number of foreign patent applications in thousands
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Japan Patent Office. (July 29, 2024). Number of foreign patent applications at the Japan Patent Office from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/614475/japan-total-foreign-patent-applications/
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Japan Patent Office, Number of foreign patent applications at the Japan Patent Office from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/614475/japan-total-foreign-patent-applications/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of foreign patent applications at the Japan Patent Office from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Japan Patent Office, July 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/614475/japan-total-foreign-patent-applications/
