(WIPO code: JP) (latest review May 2021)
by YUASA AND HARA, Tokyo – Mr. Kazuhiro Nakata
Japan
General Information
Area
377,955 sq. km.
Population
125.5 million (estimated July 2020).
Capital
Tokyo.
Language
Japanese.
Currency
Japanese Yen.
General Remarks
Imports (2019): U.S.$ 720,957 million.
Imports from: China 23%, U.S.A. 11%, Australia 6%.
Exports (2019): U.S.$ 705,564 million.
Exports to: U.S.A. 19.4%, China 18%, South Korea 6%, Taiwan 6%.
| Statistics (2019) | Filed | Granted |
| Patents | 307,969 | 179,910 |
| PCT (as a receiving Office) | 51,652 | – |
| Utility models | 5,241 | 5,033 |
| Trademarks (national applications) | 171,323 | 109,859 |
| Madrid Protocol (as a designation country) | 19,450 | – |
| Designs | 31,489 | 27,556 |
(Source: JPO Status Report 2020)