On August 4, 2022, the JPO published a summary report on the 63rd General Conference of WIPO Member States held at WIPO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, from July 14-22, 2022.
The contents of the General Assembly are summarized below.
The number of patent applications from China continues to increase, while the number of patent applications from the U.S. and Europe also began to increase.
As for designs and trademarks, the number of applications for design registration from China in particular showed remarkable growth, and as a result of strengthening the trademark examination system, the number of trademark primary examination notices in FY2021 increased by 23.3% over the previous year.
WIPO
https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=67908
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
https://www.meti.go.jp/press/2022/07/20220725001/20220725001.html
Japan Patent Office
https://www.jpo.go.jp/news/kokusai/wipo/wipo2022.html