Taiwan IPO released IPR statistics for 2019

E200206Y1・E200206Y2 Mar. 2020(E244)
 Taiwan IPO had received a total of 74,652 patent applications throughout year 2019, which increased by 2%.  Among the overall patent applications, those filed for invention patents have grown for three consecutive years, while those for design patents rose by 9% and the decrease percentage of utility model patent applications lessened.  On the other hand, trademark registration applications filed throughout 2019 totaled 86,794 cases to hit a record high number since 2001.  As to the examination performance, the average disposal pendency for invention patent applications and trademark registration applications is 14 months and 7 months, respectively, a steady and reasonable pendency time showing that applicants have received rapid and good service of patent and trademark examination.  

 Among the overall patent applications, applications filed for invention patents (48,268 cases) and those for design patents (8,804 cases) both saw an increase, while there was a drop in the decrease percentage of those for utility model patents from 8% in 2018 to 2% (17,580 cases) in 2019.  

 In addition, there were 18,984 applications filed by resident-applicants for invention patents, setting a record high since 2015, which was attributable to a 6% rise in the number of applications filed by corporate-applicants.  Large enterprises and small-and-medium enterprises contributed to the rise with their respective 6% and 7% increase in the number of applications.  On the contrary, the number of applications filed for utility model patents amounted to 16,412 cases and those for design patents, 4,208 cases, both of which saw a slight decline by 1% from last year.  As to the number of applications filed for invention patents by non-resident applicants, it amounted to 29,284 to move up by 1%, while the applications for design patents filed by non-resident applicants surged to 4,560 cases to form a 20% increase.  

 In terms of the nationality of the applicants, Japan led by filing a total of 14,598 applications, surpassing the US (filing 7,437 applications) and China (filing 3,698 applications).  Hong Kong experienced a double-digit growth by filing 1,282 applications to claim the no. 5 position, ahead of Germany.  The analysis by types of patent applications demonstrates that most of the applications for invention and design patents came from Japan, and China contributed the most applications for utility model patents in 2019.  

 The number of the total trademark registration applications filed throughout 2019, 86,794 cases, reached a record high since 2001, and the analysis ascribed the rise to the 3% growth in the number of applications filed by resident applicants (61,928 cases).  Applications filed by non-resident applicants (24,866 cases) remained steady.  

 The top five filing countries (regions) include China that took the top position by filing 6,108 applications, followed by Japan (4,748 applications) and the US (3,621 applications).  Moreover, South Korea and China saw their respective growth by 16% and 6%, and Japan remains level with last year.  

 Breakdown by trademark classification, most of resident applicants’ trademark registration applications, 11,040 cases, were filed for registration under Class 35 (for advertising and business management, etc.), more than the 6,620 applications filed for registration under Class 43 (for restaurants and lodgings, etc.) and 6,235 applications filed for registration under Class 30 (coffee, tea, and pastry, etc.).  Applications filed for the top five classes all rose by 2%~6%.  As to the top five resident corporate applicants, Uni-President ranked 1st (432 cases) and Taichung City Government, at no. 2 (360 cases).  

 Among the applications filed by non-resident applicants, those filed for registration under Class 9 (computer and technology products, etc.) accounted for most of them in 4,761 cases, followed by those (3,239 cases) filed for registration under Class 35 (advertising and business management, etc.) and those (2,902 cases) filed for registration under Class 3 (cosmetics and detergents, etc.).  Also, among foreign corporate applicants, Huawei topped the list by filing 161 applications to rank ahead of LINE, which filed 138 cases.  (February 2020)  
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