On July 29, 2024, the JPO published the 2024 Patent Administration Annual Report.
The number of patent applications filed with the JPO in FY2023 was 300,133, up approximately 3.7% from the previous year.
The number of applications was boosted by areas of development competition, such as an increase in applications related to artificial intelligence.
On August 21, 2024, Nara City sent out a proposal to use as a trademark the pattern on a bronze mirror with a da-ryu pattern shield shape excavated from the Tomio Maruyama Tumulus in Nara City, which was registered as a trademark on March 14 of this year. A da-ryu is a Chinese imaginary beast similar to a crocodile.
Anyone can utilize the trademark, create and sell products as long as they observe the precautions for use.
On August 1, 2024, the National Institute of Industrial Property Information and Training, INPIT, launched the Intellectual Property Support Project for Social Implementation of Research Results from Universities and Other Institutions; "iAca", a new project to be implemented from this fiscal year, with an open application process.
On August 2, 2024, the JPO announced through its 2024 Annual Administrative Report that the number of patent applications filed by SMEs in FY2023 exceeded 40,000, accounting for 17.6% of all applications in Japan.
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