In 2020, the total number of patent applications handed in by foreigners at the Japan Patent Office amounted to approximately 61.1 thousand. Out of those, about 36.7 percent were handed in from the United States, while about 31.5 were handed in from Europe. Applications from China and South Korea made up 13.8 and 9.6 percent, respectively.
Number of foreign patent applications at the Japan Patent Office from 2011 to 2020
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Number of foreign patent applications in thousands
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Japan Patent Office. (July 14, 2021). Number of foreign patent applications at the Japan Patent Office from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 10, 2022, 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 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 10, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/614475/japan-total-foreign-patent-applications/
Japan Patent Office. (2021). Number of foreign patent applications at the Japan Patent Office from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 10, 2022. 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 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/614475/japan-total-foreign-patent-applications/
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