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IPR SERVICES
As regards granted invention pat-
ents by countries, there was a 9.0%
increase of invention patents filed by
Taiwan nationals (21,340 cases) which
nearly doubled (17.3%) the number for
foreign nationals (24,263 cases). Taiwan
nationals made up 46.8% of all granted
invention patents.
96.8% 96.1%
95.5% 95.3% 94.8%
23,178
23,095
23,528
23,670
22,486
757
942
1,115
1,177
1,227
% of Taiwan Nationals
% of Foreign Nationals
Taiwan Nationals
Foreign Nationals
3.2% 3.9%
5.2%
4.5% 4.7%
Trend of Granted Utility Model Patents
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
51.5% 50.5% 47.7% 48.6% 46.8%
48.5% 49.5% 52.3% 51.4% 53.2%
8,423
10,112
12,177
19,572
21,340
7,922
9,913
13,359
20,679
24,263
% of Taiwan National
% of Foreign Nationals
Taiwan Nationals
Foreign Nationals
Trend of Granted Invention Patents
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
The number of utility model patents
granted to Taiwan nationals (22,486
cases) decreased by 5.0%, while those
granted to foreign nationals (1,277 cas-
es) increased by 4.2%. Taiwan nation-
als made up 94.8% of all granted utility
model patents, but have been experi-
encing a slight decline over the past five
years.
60.8% 59.5% 61.3% 60.9% 58.0%
39.2% 40.5% 38.7% 39.1% 42.0%
3,455
3,717
3,940
4,292
4,022
2,231
2,526
2,491
2,758
2,917
% of Taiwan Nationals
% of Foreign Nationals
Taiwan Nationals
Foreign Nationals
Trend of Granted Design Patents
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
The number of granted design pat-
ents also showed similar trends, with
a 6.3% decrease for Taiwan nationals
(4,022 cases) and a 5.8% increase for
foreign nationals (2,917 cases). While
Taiwan nationals made up 58.0% of all
granted design patents, though higher
than the percentage of foreign nation-
als, this number has also been slightly
declining over the past five years.