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4. Design Patent Applications Filed & Disposed
TIPO ANNUAL REPORT
Item Year
Application
Reexamination
Rejection
Grant
Invalidation
2009
6,738
186
1,094
5,995
42
2010
7,220
108
841
5,690
46
2011
7,735
127
706
6,242
48
2012
8,248
75
630
6,431
53
2013
8,969
70
753
7,049
56
2014
8,148
181
868
6,939
56
2015
7,808
204
877
7,666
74
2016
8,445
90
672
7,666
56
2017
8,120
104
521
7,130
48
2018
8,082
83
643
7,487
54
Note: Rejection decesions are rendered after examination and reexamination. "Grants" refer to approved cases that are published and issued certificates at the same time.
5. Patent Opposition and Invalidation
Item Year
Opposition
Invalidation
Sustained
Denied
Sustained
Partially Sustained
Denied
2009
4
4
Note: 1. The figures are dispositions for patent objections, confirmed invalidations, acquitted invalidations, and partially sustained invalidations of the same year.
2. There are also withdrawals, rejections, and not accepted cases in addition to sustained, acquitted, and partially sustained invalidations.
3. In January 1, 2013, invalidation adopted the system of disposition by claims. Sustained invalidation refers to all claims being sustained in the invalidation request; partially sustained refers to parts of the claims in the invalidation request are sustained, while the remaining parts are either denied or rejected. Denied invalidation refers to all the claims in the invalidation request are denied or parts of them are denied and the remaining parts are rejected.
694
0
553
2010
3
3
503
0
413
2011
2
5
469
0
442
2012
3
2
462
0
421
2013
0
0
425
114
312
2014
0
1
360
135
309
2015
0
0
294
99
245
2016
0
0
277
100
300
2017
0
0
310
91
287
2018
0
0
266
86
233
93
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