{"id":6823,"date":"2026-07-28T09:31:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T00:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/?post_type=ip&#038;p=6823"},"modified":"2026-07-28T12:13:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T03:13:58","slug":"6823","status":"publish","type":"ip","link":"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/en\/ip\/6823\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview of Japanese IP Trends 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Japan Patent Office (JPO) has released the \u201cJPO Annual Report 2026\u201d on July 27, 2026.<\/p>\r\n<p>In this report, the following key points are included.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>\u25cf Patents<\/strong><br \/>\r\n&#8211; In 2025, the number of patent applications increased by more than 50,000 compared with the previous year.<br \/>\r\n&#8211; Patent applications from China and Korea are increasing.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>[Trends in Patent Applications]<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_3_1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000(Filing Year)<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>[Average Time to First Office Action (FA) and Grant]<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><br \/>\r\n(months)<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_3_2.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000(Fiscal Year)<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>[Grant Rates at Major Patent Offices]<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_3_3a.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000(Year)<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>[Patent Applications Filed in Japan by Foreign Applicants]<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><br \/>\r\n(thousand)<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_3_4.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000(Filing Year)<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>\u25cf Designs<\/strong><br \/>\r\n&#8211; The total number of design applications remained generally stable.<br \/>\r\n&#8211; The proportion of international design registration applications continued to increase.<br \/>\r\n&#8211; Applications from China are increasing.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>[Trends in Design Registration Applications]<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_3_5.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000(Filing Year)<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>[Average Time to First Office Action (FA) and Registration]<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><br \/>\r\n(months)<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_3_6.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000(Fiscal Year)<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>[Design Applications Filed in Japan by Foreign Applicants]<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_3_7.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000(Filing Year)<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>\u25cf Trademarks<\/strong><br \/>\r\n&#8211; Trademark application filings rebounded after a period of decline.<br \/>\r\n&#8211; Applications from China are increasing.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>[Trends in Trademark Registration Applications]<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_3_8.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000(Filing Year)<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>[Average Time to First Office Action (FA) and Registration]<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><br \/>\r\n(months)<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_3_9.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000(Fiscal Year)<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>[Trademark Applications Filed in Japan by Foreign Applicants]<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_3_10.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000(Filing Year)<\/p>\r\n<p>If you are interested, please refer to the following JPO website:<br \/>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpo.go.jp\/resources\/report\/nenji\/2026\/index.html\">https:\/\/www.jpo.go.jp\/resources\/report\/nenji\/2026\/index.html<\/a><\/span> (Japanese only)<\/p>\r\n<p>In addition, we have prepared a document entitled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Japanese-IP-Trend-2026.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Japanese IP Trends 2026<\/span><\/a>\u201d which summarizes the main points of this report and \u201cJPO Status Report 2026\u201d released by JPO in March.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Japan Patent Office (JPO) has released the \u201cJPO Annual Report 2026\u201d on July 27, 2026. 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