On November 6, 2020, the Japan Patent Office held the sixth trademark system subcommittee and released statistics on the number of trademark applications in 2019 at the meeting.

The main content involves:

(1) In 2019, both domestic and international trademark applications in Japan showed an increasing trend. Domestic trademark applications increased by 3% over the previous year, and international trademark applications increased by 9%;

(2) The number of trademark applications in the service industry has increased significantly;

(3) The number of trademark applications by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and individuals has increased significantly, accounting for about 70% of the number of domestic applications in Japan;

(4) The number of non-Japanese domestic applications has increased significantly. Among them, the number of applications from China has increased significantly, with an increase of about five times in the past five years;

(5) The number of applications for foreign trademarks by Japanese domestic applicants is also increasing. Among them, the number of applications for Chinese trademarks has increased significantly.