In the first half of 2020, TIPO received a total of 33,954 applications for invention, utility model, and design patents, marking a 4% decrease from the same period last year. On the other hand, the number of trademark registration applications hit a record high with 43,385 cases. Applications for invention patent and trademark registration by domestic applicants both registered a growth.

Domestic enterprises registered a 1% growth for the number of Invention patent applications filed and their share accounted over 75% of total domestic invention patent applications, a main driving force for innovation in Taiwan. Of these, SMEs’ applications were up by 14%, marking over 10% growth for the second consecutive years.

As for resident applicants, TSMC topped the list with 375 cases, and MEDIATEK (211 cases) and AU OPTRONICS (210 cases) stood at the second and third spot respectively. TSMC outnumbered the others for the fourth year in a row. Qualcomm topped the list among invention filing foreign companies with 304 applications.

The number of applications for trademark registration (43,385 cases) saw a 3% increase from the same period last year. Applications by residents (32,843 cases) grew by 10%, whereas those by non-residents (10,542 cases) fell. Applications by residents reached a record high not seen since the year 2000.

A breakdown by Nice class shows that class 35 (advertising, business management, etc.) received the most cases (5,955) by residents.  As to resident applicants, UNI-PRESIDENT led with 228 cases.

Class 9 (computer and technology products, etc.) received the most cases (2,100) by non-residents. Among non-resident applicants, HUAWEI filed the most applications with 95 cases.

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• Publish Date : 2020-08-18
• Update : 2020-08-18
• Organization : International Legal Affairs Office
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