TIPO’s Q3 2018 IPR Statistics Report - 2018.11.13

In Q3 2018, TIPO received a total of 18,328 applications for invention, utility model, and design patents, a 2% drop from the same period of last year. Of these, invention patent applications have been growing for seven consecutive quarters. Applications for trademark registrations (21,060), however, decreased by 5%.

Patent
Invention patent applications (11,746 cases) increased by 1%, a growth for seven consecutive quarters (Table 2). Design patents (2,200 cases) grew by 0.1%. Utility model patents stood at 4,382 cases, an 11% drop from the same period of last year (Table 1).

Of residents’ applications, 1,195 cases were filed for design patent, registering a 6% year-on-year increase. Invention patent applications (4,440 cases) dropped by 6% though the cumulative number of applications at the end of Q3 2018 grew slightly. Utility model applications (4,061 cases) fell by 11%. Of non-residents’ applications, invention patent applications (7,306 cases) grew by 6% while applications for utility model (321 cases) and design (1,005 cases) decreased by 9% and 6% respectively (Table 1).

As for invention patent applications by domestic companies, the TSMC once again led by 303 cases. HTC (43 cases) and QUANTA (36 cases) both saw huge growth of 87% and 125% respectively. However, applications by HON HAI (51 cases) saw a drop of 55% (Figure 2).

By nationality of foreign origins, Japan topped the list with 3,254 invention patent applicants, followed by the US (1,559 cases)(Figure 1). Among the largest filing companies, QUALCOMM came on top with 234 cases, followed by ALIBABA GROUP SERVICES (132 cases) and TOSHIBA MEMORY (115 cases). QUALCOMM outperformed others by an increase of 73% in this period (Figure 2).

Trademark
The number of new applications for trademark registration (21,060 cases) in Q3 2018 decreased by 5% from the same period of last year. However, the cumulative number of applications at the end of Q3 2018 increased by 1% (Table 1).

Applications filed by residents (14,795 cases) were down by 9% while applications by non-residents (6,265 cases) were up by 6% (Table 1).

Among the largest filing countries (regions), mainland China stayed on top with 1,522 cases, followed by Japan (1,133 cases), US (1,085 cases), Hong Kong (442 cases) and R. Korea (385 cases). With the exception of R. Korea fell, the other top-filing countries (regions) registered growth (Figure 1).

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