[Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2024] Sharp Increase in Patent “Divisional Applications”!! ⇒ Applications Back to 300,000!!
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Article type: Reports and activities
Category: Patents
Topics: Divisional applications
First published on this website: 2026-11-01
Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026
Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-07-31 (Japan time). Full English translation.
[Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2024]
A sharp increase in patent “divisional applications”!!
This is not a bubble. It is the real economy.
⇒ Applications back to 300,000!!
2014 — 27,878 applications
2015 — 28,242 applications
2016 — 29,717 applications
2017 — 27,535 applications
2018 — 27,267 applications
2019 — 27,665 applications
2020 — 26,827 applications
2021 — 29,319 applications
2022 — 33,528 applications
2023 — 37,279 applications
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