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D. Trend Table of Invention Requests for Examination
Number and Percentage of Requests for Examination (Shown by the Year of Filing)
TIPO ANNUAL REPORT
Filing Year
Invention Applications (Total Applications In This Year)
In the First Year Since the Filing Date
In the Second Year Since the Filing Date
In the Third Year Since the Filing Date
After the Third Year Since the Filing Date
Sum of the Number/ Percentage of Applications Requested for Examination
Applications
Percentage
Applications
Percentage
Applications
Percentage
Applications
Percentage
Applications
Percentage
2009
46,582
28,508
61.20%
1,390
2.98%
11,520
24.73%
465
1.00%
41,883
89.91%
2010
47,327
27,829
58.80%
1,669
3.53%
11,947
25.24%
417
0.88%
41,862
88.45%
2011
49,919
29,092
58.28%
1,545
3.10%
12,473
24.99%
604
1.21%
43,714
87.57%
2012
51,189
30,520
59.62%
1,102
2.15%
12,137
23.71%
887
1.73%
44,646
87.22%
2013
49,217
28,464
57.83%
1,167
2.37%
12,223
24.83%
1,167
2.37%
43,015
87.40%
2014
46,379
26,513
57.17%
1,167
2.52%
12,021
25.92%
1,278
2.76%
40,966
88.33%
2015
44,415
24,799
55.83%
1,372
3.09%
12,153
27.36%
1,446
3.26%
39,772
89.55%
2016
43,835
23,321
53.20%
1,462
3.34%
2,641
6.02%
1,613
3.68%
29,037
66.24%
2017
46,122
24,967
54.13%
965
2.09%
269
0.58%
1,579
3.42%
27,780
60.23%
2018
47,429
26,518
55.91%
302
0.64%
160
0.34%
1,191
2.51%
28,171
59.40%
Note: 1. The number of requests for examination (including new applications, divisional applications, and conversion applications) refers to the number of requests for examination according to Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 38 of the new Patent Act of the ROC.
2. Except for the divisional applications and conversion applications conforming to Article 34 or 108 of the new Patent Act, invention applications failing to request an examination within three years from the filing date are deemed to have been withdrawn.
3. The percentage of requests for examination refers to the percentage of the total number of the requests for examination in each year within three years from the filing dates, applications divided or converted in 30 days from the filing date according to Articles 34 and 108 of the new Patent Act, to the total number of new applications for invention.
4. The total number of invention applications in each year, in addition to the new applications filed in the year, includes the number of applications divided or converted in the year but originally filed before the year.
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