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ーIntroduction to "YKS Patent Strength Information"ー
The latest version was released in November 2025.
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YKS Patent Strength Industry Map
"YKS Map"
For each YKS Technical Industry Classification, it visually represents the patent competitiveness, competitive relationships, and cooperative relationships among companies. The second page includes long-term trends of patent competitiveness (line graph) and distribution (pie chart). It provides an overview of the technological cooperation, antagonistic relationships, and trends between companies in each industry.
＊The classification utilizes the YKS Technical Industry Classification developed by Kudo&Associates.
（Download the list of YKS Technical Industry Classifications）
YKS Patent Strentgh
Company Information
We have compiled concise patent statistics for approximately 400 top companies (including Nikkei 225) based on the patent competitiveness indicator "YK Value." The information includes the latest trends commentary, key indicators such as "YK Value," number of inventors, major foreign filing countries, and competitive relationships within the industry.
<"YKS Patent Strength Information" Classification Contents>
＊The classification utilizes the YKS Technical Industry Classification developed by Kudo&Associates.
（Download the list of YKS Technical Industry Classifications）
Patent Competitiveness
Rankings
Ranking of companies based on their patent competitiveness indicator "YK Value" for each YKS Technical Industry Classification. It also includes rankings of companies based on the rate of increase or decrease in YK Value.
Technical Development Adversarial Classification List
For each YKS Technical Industry Classification, we have compiled a list of patents involved in adversarial relationships between companies (patent invalidation trials, objections).
Technical Development Collaborative
Classification List
For each YKS Technical Industry Classification, we have compiled a list of shared patents among multiple companies. It includes up to the top 50 patents with high patent competitiveness indicator "YK Value."
※Note that some industries may have fewer than 50 patents listed.
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High Competitiveness Patent and
Recent Application Company List
We have compiled a list of highly competitive patents from approximately 300 top companies based on the patent competitiveness indicator "YK Value." The list also includes a compilation of recently filed patents.
Technical Development Adversarial
Company List
We have compiled a list of patents in an antagonistic relationship (invalidation trials, objections) for approximately 300 top companies based on the patent competitiveness indicator "YK Value."
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Technical Development Collaborative Company List
We have compiled a list of shared patents for approximately 300 top companies based on the patent competitiveness indicator "YK Value." The list includes up to 50 patents with high YK Values.
*Note that some companies may have fewer than 50 patents listed.