CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA Patent Filing Trends & Competitor Comparison
The Applicant / Patent Holder "CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA" had 3,107 patent application filings in the publication-lag-adjusted comparison period (2024-01-01 to 2024-10-31). This is a with an increasing trend transition of +307 filings (11.0%) over 2,800 they had in the same period of the previous year (2023-01-01 to 2023-10-31).
The highest number of filings in 2024 with 3,723 cases, and their lowest number in 2021 with 2,912 cases (years covered: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).
The mean of the number of filings over the last 4 years (2021 to 2024, 13,425 cases in total) is 3,356, and the median is 3,395. The coefficient of variation (standard deviation/mean) is 0.09, and filings have been stable.
| Index | Value |
|---|---|
| Average | 3,356 patents |
| Std Dev | 295 |
| COV | 0.09 |
The number of filings has been increasing for the publication-lag-adjusted last 3 years (2023 to 2025).
| Year | Cases | YOY |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 year | 3,707 cases | -0.43% |
| 2024 year | 3,723 cases | +7.08% |
| 2023 year | 3,477 cases | +4.95% |
This report provides the latest patent analysis information (the IP landscape, including a patent map) on the patent search results of the US patent database for CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA for the period of the last 6 years (2020 to 2025). You can compare the information in this report with the trends in your competitors’ patent filings and technologies.
This service provides, free of charge, a patent analysis report based on the latest patent data (Japanese, U.S., European, and PCT application publications) for use in patent searches, patent analysis, and IP landscaping. The service is offered by "Patent Integration" a firm specializing in patent search/patent analysis.
This report includes basic information to help you understand the IP strategy and management of CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, such as changes in the number of patents/patent applications they have filed, comparisons of the numbers of patents/patent applications filed by their peers and competitors, and their top coapplicants (joint research partners, alliance partners). It can be used in various intellectual property business operations such as IP landscaping, patent search/patent analysis, preparation of intellectual property business evaluation reports, selection of M&A candidates, and selection of alliance partners.
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Introduction
The concept of the "IP landscape" (IPL) has been attracting attention recently.
An IP landscape is not limited to patent information, but also integrates and analyzes business information (e.g., non-patent information such as papers, news releases, stock information, and market information). Intellectual-property-based business management is realized through the analysis of intellectual property information applied to the formulation of management strategies and business strategies. This is a comprehensive approach that includes but not limited to planning of open and closed strategies, selecting M&A candidates, searching for alliance partners, and formulating intellectual property strategies, through the exploitation of intellectual property information.
IP landscaping usually includes patent search and patent analysis. In patent search and patent analysis, it is important to grasp the market position of each company and the overall technological trends and development trends for each technology. More specifically, it is important to understand what intellectual property your own company and other companies hold, what the strengths and weaknesses of other companies are, and how other companies are trying to exploit their intellectual property. In other words, it is important to understand both the business strategy and the intellectual property strategy of each company.
Foreign Patent Analysis Report
The following foreign patent analysis reports have been found for CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA. The trends of patent filings of CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA for each country can be found by clicking on the Applicant/Patent Holder name next to each country.
| Country | Applicant / Patent Holder |
|---|---|
| JP | キヤノン株式会社 |
| US | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| EP | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| PCT | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Changes in the Number of US Patents/Patent Applications
The changes in the number of patent filings of CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA over the last 6 years (US) are shown below.
The change in the number of patents/patent applications is the most basic index in patent analysis. By examining the change in the number of patents/patent applications, you can see the status of technological development and R&D focus for each company or technology. It should be noted that since there is a one and a half year lag between the filing and the laying open of patent applications, it is not possible to analyze the situation more recently than one and half years prior to the present.
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA US patent filing trend (unit: cases)
| Year | Cases |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,912 |
| 2022 | 3,313 |
| 2023 | 3,477 |
| 2024 | 3,723 |
| 2025 | 3,707 |
Patent Landscape
Patent landscaping is a visualization of the distribution of patent filings (application focus areas) for each technical keyword. Mountains and islands indicated by heatmap contours represent clusters of patent applications filed, and red areas on the heatmap indicate many patent filings relating to the keyword.
The patent landscape for CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA gives an intuitive understanding of what patent filings they have made and what technical position is to be established. By selecting filing year checkboxes and filtering, you can track their past filing trends (what technical area they have focused on).
By selecting applicant/patent holder checkboxes and filtering, you can visually grasp the technical areas of the filings for each applicant and the partnerships or alliances formed. Please use it as a guide for patent analysis and IP landscaping.
Keywords (importance)
Top keywords frequently used in patent filings for CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA are shown below.
Top keywords for CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
| Keyword | Score |
|---|---|
| image | 100.0 |
| information | 48.93 |
| base | 46.52 |
| control | 46.02 |
| processing | 44.58 |
| plurality | 41.07 |
| datum | 37.42 |
| member | 36.86 |
| perform | 35.68 |
| determine | 31.16 |
| detect | 29.77 |
| direction | 26.95 |
| set | 25.22 |
| surface | 24.63 |
| obtain | 20.18 |
Search Set (Analysis Patents)
This patent analysis report was created for a patent search set of 17,132 cases retrieved by applying the following search formula and analysis period to the following patent database. Patent information such as a patent analysis result, a patent map, and a patent landscape can be freely used for patent searches, analysis, and work on intellectual property strategies, including IP landscaping.
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Recent publications
| Publication No. | Title | Bibliographic info | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. USA2026/0325110 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | ・Applicant CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA ・Filing date 2026-04-21 ・Publication date 2026-10-22 | — |
| 2. USA2026/0326438 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD | ・Applicant CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA ・Filing date 2026-07-02 ・Publication date 2026-10-22 | — |
| 3. USA2026/0327028 | SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND SHEET CONVEYANCE SYSTEM | ・Applicant CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA ・Filing date 2026-06-30 ・Publication date 2026-10-22 | — |
| 4. USA2026/0329093 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND DISPLAYING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | ・Applicant CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA ・Filing date 2026-04-16 ・Publication date 2026-10-22 | — |
| 5. USA2026/0329171 | FILM FORMING METHOD, ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD, SUPPLY DEVICE, FILM FORMING APPARATUS, AND SUBSTRATE | ・Applicant CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA ・Filing date 2026-06-29 ・Publication date 2026-10-22 | — |
| 6. USA2026/0329188 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORT MEMBER, LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD | ・Applicant CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA ・Filing date 2026-04-14 ・Publication date 2026-10-22 | — |
| 7. USA2026/0329202 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | ・Applicant CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA ・Filing date 2026-04-01 ・Publication date 2026-10-22 | — |
| 8. USA2026/0329208 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | ・Applicant CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA ・Filing date 2026-06-29 ・Publication date 2026-10-22 | — |
| 9. USA2026/0329227 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | ・Applicant CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA ・Filing date 2026-06-26 ・Publication date 2026-10-22 | — |
| 10. USA2026/0329382 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF INDICATING OBJECT BY HAPTIC SENSATION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF REPRODUCING IMAGE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | ・Applicant CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA ・Filing date 2026-03-23 ・Publication date 2026-10-22 | — |
| 11. USA2026/0329491 | RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE | ・Applicant CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA ・Filing date 2026-03-30 ・Publication date 2026-10-22 | — |
| 12. USA2026/0329632 | STORAGE MEDIUM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD | ・Applicant CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA ・Filing date 2025-08-28 ・Publication date 2026-10-22 | — |
| 13. USA2026/0330752 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD | ・Applicant CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA ・Filing date 2026-04-16 ・Publication date 2026-10-22 | — |
| 14. USA2026/0330784 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR WARNING USER OF COLLISION WITH PHYSICAL OBJECT IN CROSS REALITY (XR) EXPERIENCE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | ・Applicant CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA ・Filing date 2026-06-29 ・Publication date 2026-10-22 | — |
| 15. USA2026/0330799 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING OBJECT IN PICKED-UP IMAGE, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | ・Applicant CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA ・Filing date 2026-06-02 ・Publication date 2026-10-22 | — |
Same industry / competition company information (US)
The number of patents and changes in the number of patents of other companies (competitors) in the same industry as CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA are shown below.
Comparison of changes in the number of patents with peers and competitors is an important analytical index for understanding the intellectual property strategies of each company. By checking the transition of the number of patents for each company / competitor, you can check the status of focus on technology development and R&D for each company / technology.
It should be noted that patents have a time lag of one and a half years from filing to publication, so it is not possible to analyze the situation more recent than one and a half years.
Trends in filing of joint patent applications in the last 3 years (2023 to 2025).
Comparing the number of applications of each company, CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA has the highest number of joint applications in the last in the last 3 years (2023 to 2025) with 10,907 cases, followed by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION with 3,738 cases.
| Name | Cases |
|---|---|
| CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 10,907 cases |
| SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 3,738 cases |
| FUJIFILM CORPORATION | 3,387 cases |
| BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 1,449 cases |
| KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC | 1,347 cases |
| RICOH COMPANY LTD | 1,260 cases |
Trends in filing of joint patent applications for the target period (2020 to 2025).
Comparing the number of applications of each company, CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA has the highest number of joint applications in the last for the target period (2020 to 2025) with 20,216 cases, followed by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION with 8,100 cases.
| Name | Cases |
|---|---|
| CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 20,216 cases |
| SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 8,100 cases |
| FUJIFILM CORPORATION | 6,667 cases |
| BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 3,572 cases |
| RICOH COMPANY LTD | 3,498 cases |
| KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC | 2,815 cases |
Same industry / competition company US patent filing ranking
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Same industry / competition company, Change in the Number of US Patents
Below is a patent map showing changes in the number of applications for US patents of 6 companies in the same industry over the past 6 years.
Competitor filing ranking
| Name | Cases |
|---|---|
| CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 20,216 |
| SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 8,100 |
| FUJIFILM CORPORATION | 6,667 |
| BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 3,572 |
| RICOH COMPANY LTD | 3,498 |
| KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC | 2,815 |
Top coapplicant information (US)
The changes in the number of patents shared with CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA’s top coapplicants are shown below.
By searching for the top coapplicants, you can discover what companies CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA is partnered with to develop technologies and use this information for R&D and intellectual property strategies.
Also, by looking at the change in the number of filings, you can see what companies CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA conducted joint research with in the past, and check the history of CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA’s alliances, partnerships, and joint research and development.
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Trends in filing of joint patent applications in the last 3 years (2023 to 2025).
Among the top coapplicants, CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION has the highest number of joint applications in the last in the last 3 years (2023 to 2025) with 99 cases, followed by CANON VIRGINIA INC with 6 cases.
| Name | Cases |
|---|---|
| CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 99 cases |
| CANON VIRGINIA INC | 6 cases |
| CANON U S A INC | 4 cases |
Trends in filing of joint patent applications for the target period (2020 to 2025).
Among the top coapplicants, CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION has the highest number of joint applications in the last for the target period (2020 to 2025) with 121 cases, followed by CANON U S A INC with 9 cases.
| Name | Cases |
|---|---|
| CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 121 cases |
| CANON U S A INC | 9 cases |
| CANON VIRGINIA INC | 6 cases |
Top coapplicant US patent filing ranking
Below is a ranking of the number of US patent applications by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA’s top 3 coapplicants over the last 6 years.
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競合企業の長期推移をどう読むか
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Top co-applicant filing ranking
| Name | Cases |
|---|---|
| CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 121 |
| CANON U S A INC | 9 |
| CANON VIRGINIA INC | 6 |
Top coapplicant, Change in the Number of US Patents
Below is a patent map showing the changes in the numbers of US patent filings by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA’s top 3 coapplicants over the last 6 years.
Top co-applicant filing ranking
| Name | Cases |
|---|---|
| CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 121 |
| CANON U S A INC | 9 |
| CANON VIRGINIA INC | 6 |
Top coapplicant details
Trends in filing of joint patent applications with CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA filed 121 joint applications with CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION for the analysis period (2020 to 2025).
The mean of the number of filings over the last 5 years (2020 to 2024, 103 cases in total) is 20.6, and the median is 9.0. The coefficient of variation (standard deviation/mean) is 0.9, and filings have been large fluctuations.
The number of filings has been increasing for the publication-lag-adjusted last 3 years (2023 to 2025). The highest number of filings in 2024 with 57 cases, and their lowest number in 2020 with 6 cases (years covered: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).
| Index | Value |
|---|---|
| Average | 20.6 patents |
| Std Dev | 19.3 |
| COV | 0.9 |
| Year | Cases | YOY |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 year | 18 cases | -68.4% |
| 2024 year | 57 cases | +138% |
| 2023 year | 24 cases | +167% |
Trends in filing of joint patent applications with CANON VIRGINIA INC
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA filed 6 joint applications with CANON VIRGINIA INC for the analysis period (2020 to 2025).
The mean of the number of filings over the last 5 years (2020 to 2024, 4 cases in total) is 0.8, and the median is 0. The coefficient of variation (standard deviation/mean) is 2.0, and filings have been large fluctuations.
Because some years show zero filings in the collected data, strong trend claims are avoided; see the yearly table. The highest number of filings in 2024 with 4 cases, and their lowest number in 2020 with 0 cases (years covered: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).
| Index | Value |
|---|---|
| Average | 0.8 patents |
| Std Dev | 1.6 |
| COV | 2.0 |
| Year | Cases | YOY |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 year | 2 cases | -50.0% |
| 2024 year | 4 cases | - |
| 2023 year | 0 cases | - |
Trends in filing of joint patent applications with CANON U S A INC
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA filed 9 joint applications with CANON U S A INC for the analysis period (2020 to 2025).
The mean of the number of filings over the last 5 years (2020 to 2024, 9 cases in total) is 1.8, and the median is 1.0. The coefficient of variation (standard deviation/mean) is 1.0, and filings have been large fluctuations.
Because some years show zero filings in the collected data, strong trend claims are avoided; see the yearly table. The highest number of filings in 2020 with 4 cases, and their lowest number in 2021 with 0 cases (years covered: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).
| Index | Value |
|---|---|
| Average | 1.8 patents |
| Std Dev | 1.8 |
| COV | 1.0 |
| Year | Cases | YOY |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 year | 0 cases | - |
| 2024 year | 0 cases | -100% |
| 2023 year | 4 cases | +300% |
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