TIPO Releases IPR Statistics for the First Half of 2021 - 2021.08.20

In the first half of 2021, TIPO received a total of 35,264 patent applications (including invention, utility model, and design patents) as well as 46,379 trademark applications; this represents a 4% and 7% increase respectively compared with the same period last year. Invention patent applications filed by resident applicants saw a rapid increase mainly due to a 21% growth in the number of large enterprise applications. TSMC took the lead among resident applicants (1,263 cases), and Qualcomm among non-resident applicants (454 cases). Trademark applications, combined with resident and non-resident applicants, hit a record high again by going up 7%. In general, patent and trademark applications saw steady growth in the first half of 2021.

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TIPO Releases IPR Statistics for the First Half of 2021

TIPO Releases English Edition of the 2020 Annual Report - 2021.07.20

As the global COVID-19 pandemic kept raging in 2020, TIPO launched epidemic prevention and response measures in January to protect the interests of applicants and rights holders, as well as to provide domestic industries valuable insights into patent filing information pertaining to the development of global epidemic prevention technologies.

TIPO continues to deliver expeditious and quality examination services for applicants, the average first office action pendency for invention patents and trademark applications are 8.7 and 4.7 months respectively. The fast-track examination of trademark registration applications went under a trial run in May, the process proven to be 1.5 months shorter than that of an ordinary trademark application case.

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TIPO’s Q3 2020 IPR Statistics Report - 2020.11.13

In Q3 2020, TIPO received a total of 18,895 applications for invention, utility model and design patents, not much different from the same period last year. Applications for trademark registrations (26,113 cases), on the other hand, hit a record high once again. Domestic applications registered a small increase in overall patents (see Table 1). In terms of applicants, TSMC and QUALCOMM filed the most invention patent applications among domestic and foreign applicants respectively (see Figure 2). Invention patent applications filed by domestic SMEs have seen growth for 10 consecutive quarters now.

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• Invention patent applications filed by domestic enterprises accounted for 75% of all domestic applications filed, making them a major driving force for innovation. Of these, applications by SMEs grew by 17%, marking the tenth quarter of consecutive growth. This represents a positive development in terms of SMEs protecting their R&D achievements and enhancing their competitiveness.

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September 1: TIPO introduces operational directions for third parties to participate in patent examination process - 2020.09.25

TIPO has always strived for the highest standards when it comes to patent quality. As a further sign of this commitment, the office has been working on how to best encourage third parties to submit prior art concerning the patentability of an invention after the publishing of patent applications 18 months following the earliest effective filing date - this reflects similar measures adopted worldwide and serves to enhance the stability of patent rights.

With the aforementioned goal in mind, TIPO has introduced the Operational Directions for the Processing of Third-Party Observations on Invention Patent Applications. It is hoped that the new directions, which were announced on August 25, 2020, and came into effect on September 1 of the same year, will clearly regulate public participation procedures. TIPO will also provide convenient access to third-party observation application forms via Taiwan’s Patent Search System.

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