JPO Annual Report 2024 Released
To increase public interest and understanding of the intellectual property system, the Japan Patent Office has compiled and released the "2024 Patent Administration Annual Report" in July this year. This report summarizes domestic and international trends in intellectual property and the JPO's related activities. It highlights significant trends and developments in the fields of patents, design, and trademarks for the year 2023.
In this report, the following key points are included.
The number of patent applications recovered to 300,000 for the first time since 2019
The number of patent applications from foreign countries is on an upward trend
FA Pendency and Total Pendency for patent examination were reduced to 9.4 months and 13.8 months, respectively
If you are interested, please refer to the following JPO website:
https://www.jpo.go.jp/resources/report/nenji/2024/matome.html (Japanese only)