Figures include the number of applications directly filed at the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and international applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system to be reviewed at JPO.
In 2024, there were approximately ** patent applications in Japan, up from just over ** applications in the previous year. The number of applications has shown an * trend in recent years.Â
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Japan Patent Office. (July 6, 2025). Number of newly submitted patent applications at the Japan Patent Office (JPO) from 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/614106/japan-total-patent-applications/
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Number of newly submitted patent applications at the Japan Patent Office (JPO) from 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Japan Patent Office, July 6, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/614106/japan-total-patent-applications/
