TIPO’s Q3 2021 IPR Statistics Report - 2021.11.22

In Q3 2021, TIPO received a total of 18,139 patent applications (including invention, utility model, and design patents) as well as 24,699 trademark applications; this represents a 4% and 5% decrease, respectively, compared with the same period last year. Invention patent applications filed by large domestic enterprises saw an increase of 6%. TSMC took the lead among resident applicants (580) and Applied Materials among non-resident applicants (220). Most trademark applications were filed under “Agriculture.” Uni-President (250) and Shenzhen Futu Network (71) ranked the top among resident and non-resident applicants, respectively.

Patent Applications

Among the three types of patent applications, there were 12,248 invention patent applications filed, a number that grew by 2%, compared to the same period last year. The growth was mainly due to an increase in non-resident applications. On the other hand, the number of utility model and design patent applications fell (see Table 1).

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TIPO’s Q3 2021 IPR Statistics Report

Sept. 2021 Revision of the Article-by-Article Interpretation of the Trademark Act - 2021.10.25

To promote public awareness of the Trademark Act, TIPO published the Article-by-Article Interpretation of the Trademark Act in 2004 and has continued to revise it in response to amendments to relevant laws. After the previous revision (January 2017), the attached list to Article 19 of the Enforcement Rules of the Trademark Act and the infringement identifying process in Article 7 and 9 of the Regulations Governing Customs Measures in Protecting the Rights and Interests of Trademark have been amended. Additionally, a number of examination guidelines have also been established or amended, including the Principles for Examining Trademarks Which Include the “Cross Device”, Operational Directions for Third-Party Observations on Trademark Registration Applications, and Examination Guidelines on Procedural Examination of Applications for Trademark Registration. Trademark-related laws and judicial practices have changed considerably, hence the revision this year.

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Sept. 2021 Revision of the Article-by-Article Interpretation of the Trademark Act

2020 Invention Patent Application Trends across Technology Fields during COVID-19 Pandemic - 2021.09.22

In 2020, TIPO received 43,921 invention patent applications. Among them, resident applications remained stable, while non-resident applications decreased by 6%. South Korea rose by 5.5% among filing countries/regions, while Japan, the US, mainland China, and Germany dropped by 2%~8%. Semiconductors and computer technology took the top 2 spots among 35 technology fields. However, their downward trajectories, coupled with the decrease in digital communication filings, were considered to be the major cause of the dip in overall invention filings. On the other hand, the applications filed in the fields of medical technology and biotechnology saw double-digit growth.

Semiconductors and computer technology took top and second spots; medical technology and biotechnology saw the fastest growth

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2020 Invention Patent Application Trends across Technology Fields during COVID-19 Pandemic

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