18 January, 2018
In the third quarter of 2017, a total of 18,765 (+4%) patent applications were filed with TIPO, of which 11,631 (+7%) applications were for invention patent, 4,937 (-2%) were for utility model patent, and 2,197 (+1%) were for design patent.
Of the filed invention patent applications, 4,718 (+16%) were by domestic applicants and 6,913 (+2%) were by foreign applicants. Among the foreign applicants, the top 5 applicants by nationality were: Japan (3,162), the U.S. (1,476), South Korea (520), China (484) and Germany (289).
A total of 18,202 (+2%) patents were issued, of which 11,148 (-2%) patents were for invention p atents, 1,749 (-0.2%) patents were for design patents, and 5,305 (+12%) were for utility model patents.
For further information, please contact:
Joyce I. Ho, Partner, Tsar & Tsai Law Firm
joyeho@tsartsai.com.tw
