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JPO published the Annual Report 2024
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Aug 26,2024

JPO published the Annual Report 2024

 

The JPO published the Annual Report 2024 in July this year. The key points are as follows:

 

  • The number of patent applications filed in 2023 was 300,133, with an increase by 3.6% over that in 2022.
  • The number of patent applications filed by applicants residing in the United States and Europe was declining until 2020, however, started to increase in 2021 and remained at a high level in 2023.
  • In FY2023, both the average FA (First Action) pendency and the total pendency from the filing to registration were shortened, achieving 9.4 months and 13.8 months, respectively.

 

*The Annual Report is published only in Japanese, but the JPO Status Report, which contains some statistical information from the Annual Report, is published both in Japanese and English.

https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/resources/report/statusreport/2024/index.html

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