Patent Index 2024: Japan ranks 3rd in European patent applications

Patent Index 2024: Japan ranks 3rd in European patent applications

European Patent Office received nearly 200 000 patent applications last year, with Japanese companies and inventors filing 10.6% of the total Electrical machinery/energy, transport and computers are leading technology fields for Japanese inventions  Tokyo 1st in global city ranking   Sony Group is among the EPO’s Top 10 applicant companies Four Japanese companies among the EPO’s Top […]

EPO President discusses patent challenges & more...

EPO President discusses patent challenges & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up… Mewburn Ellis – WIPR UK Trade Mark Rankings 2025 Mewburn Ellis are ranked Highly Recommended for Trade Marks in WIPR UK Trade Mark Rankings 2025. University publishes updated Intellectual Property (IP) Policy The University of Manchester has published their update Intellectual Property Policy, which been revised followi…