In 2023, the total number of patent registrations by foreigners at the Japan Patent Office amounted to approximately 50.8 thousand, up from 46.3 thousand in the previous year. In the most recent year, about 35.1 percent of registrations were based on applications from the United States, while about 30.1 percent of registrations were based on applications from Europe. Registrations based on applications from China made up about 16.1 percent of registrations, while those from South Korea made up about 11.3 percent.
Number of foreign patent registrations at the Japan Patent Office from 2014 to 2023
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Number of patent registrations by foreigners in thousands
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Japan Patent Office. (July 29, 2024). Number of foreign patent registrations at the Japan Patent Office from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/614492/japan-total-foreign-patent-registrations/
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Japan Patent Office. (2024). Number of foreign patent registrations at the Japan Patent Office from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/614492/japan-total-foreign-patent-registrations/
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Number of foreign patent registrations 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/614492/japan-total-foreign-patent-registrations/