Page 93 - 2018 Annual Report Taiwan Intellectual Property Office

Annual Statistics
I. Patent Applications Filed & Disposed
A. General Statistics of Patent Cases (2009-2018)
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Item Year
Application
Approval
Certificate Issued
Grant
2009
78,352
0
43,749
43,728
2010
80,380
0
45,973
46,023
2011
82,824
0
50,313
50,305
2012
85,074
0
56,611
56,608
2013
83,211
0
72,147
72,142
2014
78,015
0
76,258
76,252
2015
73,627
0
78,089
78,087
2016
72,442
0
76,406
76,406
2017
73,791
0
71,878
71,877
2018
73,421
0
62,193
62,193
Note: "Application" is the number of applications for each individual year. "Approval" is the number of published approvals. This system was replaced by the patent granted system on July 1, 2004, which issues a certificate at the same time the approval is published. "Certificate Issued" is the number of certificates actually being issued.
B. Statistics on Patent from 2009 to 2018
1. Patent Cases Filed & Disposed
Item Year
Application
Reexamination
Invalidation
Assignment
Licensing
2009
78,352
2,308
978
4,316
140
2010
80,380
2,869
950
3,824
164
2011
82,824
3,439
792
4,368
116
2012
85,074
4,541
828
4,924
647
2013
83,211
6,421
660
4,735
188
2014
78,015
7,154
616
4,745
116
2015
73,627
6,871
602
5,965
63
2016
72,442
6,329
548
6,621
107
2017
73,791
5,448
525
6,176
137
2018
73,421
4,513
567
5,886
111
Note: 1. The figures for "Application," "Reexamination," and "Invalidation" are the total number of cases applied each year.
2. The figures for "Assignment" and "Licensing" are the total number of cases concluded each year.
3. The examination of utility model patents was changed to formality examination starting July 1, 2004. Therefore, no more reexamination requests were filed since then.
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