YKK CORP has a total of 8,172 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 37.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1979. It filed its patents most often in China, Japan and Taiwan. Its main competitors in its focus markets consumer goods, machines and textiles and paper are HORLACHER FA HANS, RIRI SA and MARTIN WINTERHALTER.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | China | 1,432 | |
#2 | Japan | 1,284 | |
#3 | Taiwan | 990 | |
#4 | United States | 815 | |
#5 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 808 | |
#6 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 799 | |
#7 | Hong Kong | 468 | |
#8 | Republic of Korea | 444 | |
#9 | Canada | 215 | |
#10 | Brazil | 178 | |
#11 | Germany | 134 | |
#12 | Italy | 78 | |
#13 | Indonesia | 75 | |
#14 | France | 63 | |
#15 | Australia | 60 | |
#16 | Singapore | 57 | |
#17 | United Kingdom | 56 | |
#18 | Mexico | 54 | |
#19 | Finland | 52 | |
#20 | Turkey | 17 | |
#21 | Spain | 14 | |
#22 | South Africa | 12 | |
#23 | Norway | 11 | |
#24 | Malaysia | 10 | |
#25 | Argentina | 6 | |
#26 | Philippines | 6 | |
#27 | Poland | 5 | |
#28 | Israel | 4 | |
#29 | Hungary | 3 | |
#30 | India | 3 | |
#31 | Sweden | 3 | |
#32 | Austria | 2 | |
#33 | Switzerland | 2 | |
#34 | Czechia | 2 | |
#35 | Denmark | 2 | |
#36 | Romania | 2 | |
#37 | Colombia | 1 | |
#38 | Ireland | 1 | |
#39 | Netherlands | 1 | |
#40 | Peru | 1 | |
#41 | Portugal | 1 | |
#42 | Russian Federation | 1 |
# | Industry | |
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#1 | Consumer goods | |
#2 | Machines | |
#3 | Textiles and paper | |
#4 | Materials and metallurgy |
# | Technology | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Buttons, pins and buckles | |
#2 | Unspecified technologies | |
#3 | Shaping of plastics | |
#4 | Special textiles | |
#5 | Certain plastics | |
#6 | Knitting | |
#7 | Woven fabrics | |
#8 | Unspecified technologies | |
#9 | Machines for making clothes | |
#10 | Alloys |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Keyaki Keiichi | 357 |
#2 | Murasaki Ryuichi | 265 |
#3 | Matsuda Yoshio | 180 |
#4 | Hasegawa Kenji | 164 |
#5 | Akeno Mitsuru | 159 |
#6 | Takizawa Toshiaki | 157 |
#7 | Uehara Ryoichiro | 145 |
#8 | Kuse Kazuki | 143 |
#9 | Matsushima Hideyuki | 136 |
#10 | Minato Tsuyoshi | 135 |
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