2019 Annual Report Intellectual Property Office

I. IPR APPLICATIONS Trend of Design Applications Design patent applications by residents went down slightly by 1.0% to 4,208 cases, while those by non-residents grew significantly by 20.0% to 4,596 cases. The ratio of residents to non-residents filing design patent applications was 4.8:5.2. Top Five Countries (Regions) Applying Invention Patent Rights in Taiwan Among non-residents filing invention patent applications, Japan led by 13,195 cases, followed by the US (6,341 cases) and mainland China (2,723 cases). Hong Kong (1,018 cases) ranked fifth with the highest growth rate of 12.2%, outstripping that of the top five countries (regions). JAPAN U.S. MAINLAND CHINA R. KOREA HONG KONG 13,195 12,871 6,341 6,393 2,723 2,595 1,656 1,766 1,018 907 2018 2019 Top Five Countries (Regions) Applying Design Patent Rights in Taiwan In design patent, Japan led by 1,329 cases, followed by the US (912 cases). All of the top five countries (regions) registered growth. 4,450 4,579 4,293 4,252 4,208 3,358 3,866 3,827 3,830 4,596 43.0% 45.8% 47.1% 47.4% 52.2% 57.0% 54.2% 52.9% 52.6% 47.8% 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Residents % of Residents % of Non-residents Non-residents Year 1,329 1,244 912 777 415 296 357 233 256 195 2018 2019 JAPAN U.S. MAINLAND CHINA FRANCE SWITZERLAND 18