On July 28, relevant units in Taiwan of China announced statistics that, affected by the epidemic, the number of patent applications in Taiwan in the first half of this year was 33,954, a decrease of 4% compared with the same period last year. Among the applicants for invention patents, TSMC has been for 4 consecutive years. The number of applications won, Qualcomm's number of applications is the first among overseas companies.
The Taiwan media Central News Agency reported that in the first half of 2020, the statistics of intellectual property rights in Taiwan in China included three types of patents, namely invention patents, new model patents, and design patents. The total number of applications was 33,954, which was a 4% decrease compared with the same period last year. The industry was mainly affected by the epidemic Due to research and development.
According to statistics, among the local patent applications in Taiwan, China in the first half of this year, TSMC has applied for the most patent applications, ranking first for 4 consecutive years, MediaTek has applied for 211 applications, and AUO has applied for 210, ranking second. 3 people.
Regarding the patent applications of overseas companies in Taiwan, the country that filed the most invention patent applications was Japan, with a total of 6,105 applications. From the perspective of individual applicants, Qualcomm filed the most patent applications for inventions, with a total of 304.
It is worth mentioning that most of TSMC's patent applications are in the United States. According to TSMC in its 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, last year the company obtained more than 2,300 patents in the United States and 3,600 patents worldwide. As of the end of 2019, TSMC has accumulated more than 39,000 patents, making it one of the top ten patent applicants in the United States.
