Japan - Number of Patent Applications by Nonresidents

Since 2014, Japan Number of Patent Applications by Nonresidents increased 0.8% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 3 comparing other countries in Number of Patent Applications by Nonresidents with 62,597 Applications. Japan is overtaken by China, which was ranked number 2 at 157,093 Applications and is followed by South Korea at 47,372 Applications. United States topped the ranking with 336,340 Applications in 2019, that is a growth of 7.8% compared to 2018. Sao Tome and Principe recorded the best 5 years average growth at +169.6% per year, while Samoa recorded the worst performance at -60.1% per year.

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Date Units (Applications)
2019 62,597.00
2018 59,937.00
2017 58,189.00
2016 58,137.00
2015 59,882.00
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How does Japan rank in Number of Patent Applications by Nonresidents?

# 144 Countries Units (Applications) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
336,340 2019 +7.8 % +2.8 % View data
2 #2
China
157,093 2019 +6.0 % +4.3 % View data
3 #3
Japan
62,597 2019 +4.4 % +0.8 % View data
4 #4
South Korea
47,372 2019 -0.1 % +0.5 % View data
5 #5
India
34,173 2019 +1.2 % +2.1 % View data
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