In Q4 2022, TIPO received a total of 19,130 patent applications (including invention, utility model, and design patents), which remained steady compared to the same period last year. Among them, 13,370 invention patent applications were filed, marking a 3% increase. Trademark applications, on the other hand, stood at 22,890 cases with a drop of 8%. As for invention patent applicants, ITRI ranked first (213 cases) among resident applicants, outnumbering the others for the second year in a row; Samsung Electronics (212 cases) led all non-resident applicants. The top resident and non-resident trademark applicants were Cathay Life Insurance (128 cases) and FindSatoshi Lab (37 cases), respectively.

Patent Applications

• Compared to the same period (Q4) last year, overall patent applications (19,130 cases) received by TIPO saw a slight decrease of 0.4%. Of these, the majority were invention patents,  with  13,370 cases and a 3% increase. Both resident applications (5,265 cases) and non-resident applications (8,105 cases) increased, with the former showing a higher growth rate (6%) compared to that of the latter (1%) (Table 1).

• As for resident applications, ITRI filed the most invention patent applications (213 cases), surpassing other applicants. Inventec (76 cases) registered a considerable growth rate of 171%. The number of applications filed by Mediatek (147 cases) and Nan Ya Plastics (64 cases) hit their decade highs (Figure 2).
• In terms of design patent applications, Acer filed the most applications with 40 cases. Getac (30 cases) and AUO Display (13 cases) entered the top 5 list for the first time (Figure 3).
• The number of invention patent applications from domestic enterprises (3,896 cases) and colleges and universities (541 cases) both grew by 10%.

• The number of invention patent applications filed by foreign applicants (8,105 cases) saw a small increase of 1% (Table 1). Japan filed the most with 2,942 cases (Figure 1). Among the top 10 applicants, Samsung Electronics leaped to the top of invention patent applications for the first time by filing 212 applications. The number of invention patent applications filed by Samsung Electronics, LG Display (82 cases), and Lam Research (71 cases) are at their all-time highs (Figure 2).
• As for design patents, Ford Global Tech came out on top with 44 applications. PSA (22 cases) saw a growth rate of 120%, and Japan Aviation hit a new record high with 24 applications, entering the top 5 list for the first time (Figure 3).

Trademark Applications

• Compared to the same period last year, trademark applications reached 22,890 cases (covering 29,252 classes) and saw a decrease of 8%, given a higher base period last year. The number of applications filed by residents (18,088 cases) and non-residents (4,802 cases) both decreased (Table 1).

• As for trademark applicants, Cathay Life Insurance filed 128 applications, outnumbering all other resident applicants (Table 2). Most of the number of applications filed by the top 10 applicants increased. In terms of the classes resident applicants filed under, most applications (3,734 cases) were filed under Class 35, “Advertising, Business Management, Retail and Wholesale Services, etc.” (Figure 4)
• Among non-resident applicants, mainland China filed the most applications (909 cases) (Figure 1). FindSatoshi Lab Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, ranked first among non-resident applicants with 37 applications, surpassing all others (Table 3). The number of applications filed by the top 10 applicants all saw positive growth. Regarding trademark classes, non-resident applicants filed the most applications (1,065 cases) in Class 9, “Computer and Technology Products, etc.” (Figure 5)
• The top 3 industry categories trademark applicants filed under were “Agriculture” (6,116 cases), “Business Services” (4,982 cases), and “Health” (4,595 cases). Most applications filed by residents were under “Agriculture” (5,243 cases), the majority of which were for the hospitality industries. On the other hand, most non-resident applications were filed under “Research and technology” (1,738 cases) (Figure 6).

• Publish Date : 2023-03-07
• Update : 2023-03-07
• Organization : International Legal Affairs Office
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