IPR Application Trend in Taiwan Announced by TIPO
TIPO announces the IPR application trend of first season of 2016 in Taiwan. In the first three months of this year, the amount of new patents applications is 16649, lowered by 3.32% compared to the amount of the same period of 2015. As for different patent types, amounts of the invention patent, utility model, and design patent applications are 10306, 4551, and 1792, which are lowered by 2.08%, 7.07%, and 0.39%, respectively. As for applicant nationalities, the amount of domestic applicant is 3505, lowered by 11.65 %, while the amount of foreign applicant is 6801, increased by 3.71%.
On the other hand, the amount of trademark registration applications is 18033, increased by 3.76 compared to the amount of the same period of last year, with the amount of domestic applicants and foreign applicants reaching 12890 and 5143, which are increased by 2.06% and 8.30%, respectively.
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