Statistical Country Profiles

Japan

Population (Million): 127.82 (2011) (Rank = 10)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 3918.93 (2011) (Rank = 4)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997 423,838 144,882 42,963 3664.83
    1998 451,183 128,047 44,345 3591.42
    1999 451,207 138,647 41,541 3584.26
    2000 491,098 167,628 43,100 3665.17
    2001 506,969 172,138 45,020 3678.20
    2002 484,074 147,781 40,812 3688.85
    2003 485,286 163,540 55,616 3751.01
    2004 510,467 183,801 71,846 3839.56
    2005 530,509 192,659 71,496 3889.58
    2006 518,180 194,583 64,817 3955.43
    2007 508,869 202,443 68,415 4042.14
    2008 510,624 196,166 70,619 4000.04
    2009 464,226 181,777 60,646 3778.95
    2010 468,320 192,645 67,388 3946.56
    2011 472,417 196,843 71,986 3918.93
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 349,211 1 52,407 2 74,627 3
    1998 357,379 1 44,716 2 93,804 3
    1999 357,531 1 46,926 2 93,676 3
    2000 384,201 1 35,342 4 106,897 3
    2001 382,815 1 57,433 2 124,154 2
    2002 365,204 1 56,601 2 118,870 2
    2003 358,184 1 54,909 3 127,102 2
    2004 368,416 1 54,665 4 142,051 2
    2005 367,960 1 59,118 4 162,549 2
    2006 347,060 1 61,614 4 171,120 2
    2007 333,498 1 62,793 4 175,371 2
    2008 330,110 1 60,892 4 180,514 2
    2009 295,315 1 53,281 4 168,911 2
    2010 290,081 2 54,517 4 178,239 2
    2011 287,580 2 55,030 4 184,837 1
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 8.31
    Optics 8.20
    Audio-visual technology 8.13
    Computer technology 6.61
    Semiconductors 6.13
    Transport 4.27
    Telecommunications 4.21
    Measurement 4.20
    Textile and paper machines 3.50
    Mechanical elements 3.06
    Others 43.38
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 129,937 1 17,749 3 47,088 2
    1998 125,704 1 15,744 4 57,869 1
    1999 133,960 1 16,099 4 59,133 1
    2000 112,269 1 13,611 3 54,830 1
    2001 109,375 1 12,367 5 58,720 1
    2002 108,515 1 10,677 6 67,137 1
    2003 110,835 1 11,687 6 72,475 1
    2004 112,527 1 11,665 5 76,254 1
    2005 111,088 1 11,856 6 76,809 1
    2006 126,804 1 14,595 5 93,390 1
    2007 145,040 1 19,914 5 90,055 1
    2008 151,765 1 25,185 4 88,938 1
    2009 164,459 1 28,890 3 91,114 1
    2010 187,237 1 35,456 3 99,725 1
    2011 197,594 1 40,729 3 107,010 1
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004 1,104,640 2
    2005 1,123,055 2
    2006 1,146,871 2
    2007 1,206,335 2
    2008 1,270,367 2
    2009 1,347,998 2
    2010 1,423,432 2
    2011 1,542,096 2
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 10,717 4 1,331 2 113 11
    1998 9,669 4 1,248 2 218 6
    1999 8,953 4 1,330 2 192 9
    2000 7,897 4 1,690 2 186 8
    2001 6,988 4 1,818 2 163 8
    2002 6,942 4 1,661 2 410 5
    2003 6,381 5 1,788 2 740 3
    2004 6,337 5 1,649 2 721 2
    2005 9,420 4 1,967 2 593 3
    2006 8,922 5 2,043 2 115 11
    2007 8,399 5 1,916 2 435 3
    2008 7,717 6 1,735 2 484 4
    2009 7,799 6 1,708 3 410 6
    2010 6,889 6 1,790 3 704 4
    2011 6,305 6 1,679 3 1,646 3
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 114,389 3 18,727 4 30,493 8
    1998 96,845 3 15,624 8 31,202 9
    1999 104,252 3 17,609 6 34,395 9
    2000 124,361 3 21,473 6 43,267 9
    2001 104,655 3 19,133 6 67,483 8
    2002 100,645 3 16,827 7 47,136 9
    2003 106,957 3 16,436 9 56,583 9
    2004 110,271 3 18,580 8 73,530 9
    2005 114,015 3 22,035 7 78,644 9
    2006 111,755 3 24,110 8 82,828 9
    2007 118,130 3 25,106 8 84,313 10
    2008 95,660 6 23,788 8 100,506 10
    2009 90,465 6 20,157 8 91,312 10
    2010 92,152 7 21,750 9 100,493 10
    2011 84,671 7 23,227 7 112,172 9
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 221,830 1 31,442 1 18,882 8
    1998 114,895 1 17,171 5 32,298 7
    1999 106,036 1 17,620 2 30,324 6
    2000 79,462 3 16,654 3 29,861 6
    2001 78,322 3 16,510 4 18,759 8
    2002 89,024 3 15,944 7 20,064 9
    2003 92,891 3 16,010 7 44,546 9
    2004 82,995 3 14,448 7 54,027 9
    2005 80,955 3 14,598 7 73,924 9
    2006 88,396 3 16,044 9 66,412 9
    2007 79,828 4 15,206 11 72,095 10
    2008 82,438 3 15,087 10 87,308 9
    2009 88,427 3 15,148 8 96,905 9
    2010 79,308 4 14,595 11 105,534 9
    2011 70,780 4 16,428 10 96,446 9
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 37,766 1 2,099 7 5,197 4
    1998 37,340 1 2,012 17 7,005 6
    1999 35,235 2 2,133 17 6,306 5
    2000 36,070 2 2,426 17 7,030 5
    2001 37,176 2 2,247 16 7,844 5
    2002 34,881 3 2,349 16 5,931 6
    2003 36,574 2 2,693 5 19,042 5
    2004 37,565 3 3,191 5 34,281 5
    2005 35,746 3 3,508 5 35,750 6
    2006 33,094 3 3,630 5 31,723 6
    2007 32,202 3 4,342 5 36,213 6
    2008 29,621 3 3,948 6 40,998 6
    2009 27,674 3 3,201 5 32,972 6
    2010 28,083 3 3,673 5 39,305 6
    2011 26,658 3 4,147 5 45,328 6
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 35,844 3 1,574 11 4,740 5
    1998 34,882 3 1,382 22 7,334 6
    1999 39,317 3 2,038 18 6,788 5
    2000 37,939 2 2,098 17 6,463 5
    2001 30,671 3 2,263 17 6,769 5
    2002 29,550 3 1,953 17 5,012 7
    2003 29,284 3 2,058 8 14,128 4
    2004 30,485 2 2,196 6 31,524 6
    2005 29,971 3 2,662 7 34,745 6
    2006 27,034 3 2,655 8 32,767 6
    2007 25,228 3 3,061 6 34,320 6
    2008 25,986 3 3,396 6 39,940 6
    2009 25,819 3 2,993 6 36,084 6
    2010 24,458 3 2,980 5 38,220 6
    2011 23,042 3 3,232 5 42,961 6
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 4,966 3        
    1998 6,103 3        
    1999 7,473 3        
    2000 9,574 3 171 17 1 29
    2001 11,911 3 264 15 2 23
    2002 14,060 3 242 15 4 23
    2003 17,413 2 394 13    
    2004 20,267 2 692 11    
    2005 24,870 2 893 11    
    2006 27,025 2 847 13    
    2007 27,743 2 985 12    
    2008 28,760 2 1,278 9    
    2009 29,802 2 1,312 9    
    2010 32,150 2 1,577 9    
    2011 38,874 2 1,538 10    
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    PANASONIC CORPORATION 2,463 2
    SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1,755 4
    TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1,417 7
    NEC CORPORATION 1,056 11
    MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 834 13
    HITACHI, LTD. 547 20
    KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA 517 21
    CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 499 22
    FUJITSU LIMITED 494 23
    MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 480 25
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     31,063 1 4,658 4
    1998     23,436 1 11,003 4
    1999     26,847 1 13,476 4
    2000     14,270 7 17,739 4
    2001     36,813 1 21,615 4
    2002     37,796 1 24,000 4
    2003     36,124 1 28,253 3
    2004 6,074 2 33,899 2 36,579 4
    2005 8,578 2 36,998 3 46,104 2
    2006 11,047 2 39,924 3 54,021 2
    2007 12,123 1 41,933 4 58,177 2
    2008 12,582 2 41,964 4 63,435 2
    2009 12,956 1 35,817 4 66,820 2
    2010 13,925 2 35,549 4 78,424 2
    2011 15,897 2 35,622 4 79,361 2
    Source: WIPO statistics database. Last updated : 12/2012
  • The statistics are based on data collected from IP offices or extracted from the PATSTAT database (for statistics by field of technology). Data might be missing for some years and offices or may be incomplete for some origins. The data relating to population and gross domestic product (GDP) are from the UN Statistics Division and the World Bank.
  • A resident filing refers to an application filed in the country by its own resident; whereas a non-resident filing refers to the one filed by a foreign applicant. An abroad filing refers to an application filed by this country's resident at a foreign office.
  • Where an office provides total filings without breaking them down into resident and non-resident filings, WIPO divides the total count using the historical share of resident filings at that office.
  • IP filings and Economy lists patent, trademark and industrial design filings worldwide by applicants from this country (resident + abroad).
  • One filing at the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO), the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) or the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) is treated as equavalent of multiple abroad filings at each member state; whereas one filing at the European Patent Office (EPO) or the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) is counted as one abroad filing due to lack of information on designation.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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