In 2022, the total number of patent applications handed in by foreigners at the Japan Patent Office amounted to approximately 70.7 thousand. Out of those, about 38 percent were handed in from the United States, while about 30.5 were handed in from Europe. Applications from China and South Korea made up 13.9 and 10.1 percent, respectively.
Number of foreign patent applications at the Japan Patent Office from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Japan Patent Office. (July 28, 2023). Number of foreign patent applications at the Japan Patent Office from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/614475/japan-total-foreign-patent-applications/
Japan Patent Office. "Number of foreign patent applications at the Japan Patent Office from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/614475/japan-total-foreign-patent-applications/
Japan Patent Office. (2023). Number of foreign patent applications at the Japan Patent Office from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/614475/japan-total-foreign-patent-applications/
Japan Patent Office. "Number of Foreign Patent Applications at The Japan Patent Office from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/614475/japan-total-foreign-patent-applications/
Japan Patent Office, Number of foreign patent applications at the Japan Patent Office from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/614475/japan-total-foreign-patent-applications/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Number of foreign patent applications at the Japan Patent Office from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Japan Patent Office, July 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/614475/japan-total-foreign-patent-applications/