TIPO released its 2025 Statistical Rankings for Patent Applications and Grants. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) remained the top domestic applicant for invention patents for the tenth consecutive year, filing 1,485 applications. Among foreign applicants, Applied Materials of the United States retained the leading position with a record-breaking 1,088 applications. In the institutional categories, the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) remained the vanguard among research organizations with 328 filings, while National Cheng Kung University led the academic sector with 134 applications. Regarding patent grants, TSMC and Applied Materials secured the top spots for domestic and foreign entities, with 1,543 and 684 grants respectively.

TSMC maintained its commanding lead in 2025, topping the domestic invention patent rankings for the tenth consecutive year with 1,485 applications, a 5% year-on-year increase. AU Optronics (397) secured the second position, followed by Hon Hai Precision Industry (340), Nanya Technology (328), ITRI (328), Inventec (316), Realtek Semiconductor (286), Delta Electronics (280), MediaTek (269), and Innolux (235). Among the top ten domestic applicants, Hon Hai Precision Industry recorded the highest growth rate at 31%, while Delta Electronics achieved its highest filing volume in the last 18 years.

In 2025, Applied Materials of the United States retained the top position among foreign invention patent applicants for the second consecutive year, filing 1,088 applications. Tokyo Electron of Japan ranked second with 773 applications, followed by Samsung Electronics of the Republic of Korea (741), Coupang of the Republic of Korea (675), and Qualcomm of the US (570). The remainder of the top ten included Kioxia of Japan (454), Nitto Denko of Japan (406), Shin-Etsu Chemical of Japan (359), Lam Research of the US (276), and Resonac of Japan (270). Among the top ten foreign applicants, Kioxia recorded the highest growth rate at 105%.