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12. Granted Patents by Nationality (2018)
TIPO ANNUAL REPORT
Nationality
Number of Granted Patents
Invention Utility Design Total Percentage Model
TAIWAN, REPUBLIC OF CHINA
14,651 17,270 3,903 35,824 57.60%
JAPAN 9,953 87 1,229 11,269 18.12%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
5,189 173 689 6,051 9.73%
MAINLAND CHINA 1,247 636 205 2,088 3.36%
REPUBLIC OF KOREA 1,638 16 133 1,787 2.87%
GERMANY 803 18 340 1,161 1.87%
NETHERLANDS 461 14 59 534 0.86%
SWITZERLAND 331 11 157 499 0.80%
HONG KONG 194 124 96 414 0.67%
FRANCE 175 3 147 325 0.52%
CAYMAN ISLANDS 190 95 23 308 0.50%
UNITED KINGDOM 180 18 109 307 0.49%
SINGAPORE 203 12 32 247 0.40%
SWEDEN 113 0 72 185 0.30%
ITALY 89 4 63 156 0.25%
AUSTRIA 78 1 6 85 0.14%
FINLAND 59 0 18 77 0.12%
BELGIUM 62 1 12 75 0.12%
AUSTRALIA 42 6 16 64 0.10%
IRELAND 49 8 0 57 0.09%
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 31 5 21 57 0.09%
ISRAEL 36 1 13 50 0.08%
CANADA 42 4 2 48 0.08%
LUXEMBOURG 46 0 1 47 0.08%
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