IP Statistics in Japan, February 2020

This article summarizes recent statistical data in intellectual properties (patents, utility models, designs and trademarks), available from the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Supreme Court of Japan (SCJ), the Intellectual Property High Court (IPHC) and WIPO, etc., and includes updates based on the IPHC report published in January, 2020, and the IP5 Statistics Report 2018 Edition published in October, 2019.