In Q3 2023, TIPO received a total of 18,310 patent applications (including invention, utility model, and design patents). The resident applications for invention patents went up by 1% and non-resident applications for overall patents grew by 1% to 14%.

Most of the top 10 resident applicants for invention patents saw double-digit growth. TSMC filed 443 applications, outnumbering other resident applicants for eight consecutive years. Delta (67 applications) saw the highest growth rate with 103%.

In terms of resident applicants for design patents, CGUST (33 applications), the only university in the top 5 applicant list, claimed the top spot for the first time. Delta (14 applications) rose rapidly by 100%.

The number of invention patent applications filed by foreign applicants (7,840) increased by 1%. Of these, Japan filed the most with 3,100 applications, and R. Korea saw the highest growth of 28%. Among the top 10 applicants, Samsung Electronics (KR) leapt the top spot with 285 applications. The applications from Coupang soared by 291%, the highest growth rate among all non-resident applicants. As for non-resident applicants of design patent filings, the number of applications filed by all the top 5 applicants showed positive growth. Of these, BMW (DE) came out on top with 63 applications.

Compared to the same period last year, trademark applications reached 23,632 (covering 29,478 classes). The number of applications filed by residents (18,790). Most of the top 10 resident applicants saw positive growth. Taishin filed 264 applications, outnumbering all other applicants. A breakdown by Nice classification shows that most applications (3,772) were filed under Class 35, “Advertising, Business Management, Retail and Wholesale Services, etc.”

Mainland China filed the most non-resident applications (1,246). Most of the top 10 non-resident applicants also experienced positive growth. Of these, Tencent (KY) topped the list with 38 applications. A breakdown by Nice classification shows non-resident applicants filed the most applications (983) in Class 9, “Computer and Technology Products, etc.”.

The top 3 industry categories for trademark applications were “Agriculture” (6,303 applications), ”Business Services” (4,840 applications), and “Health” (4,745 applications). Most residents filed applications under “Agriculture” (5,372), the majority of which were for the restaurant and accommodation industries. On the other hand, most non-resident applications were filed under “Research and technology” (1,609).

• Publish Date : 2023-11-20
• Update : 2023-11-20
• Organization : International Legal Affairs Office
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