China News Service, Taipei, February 6 (Xinhua) -- The "Intellectual Property Office" of the Taiwan authorities announced the patent applications for Taiwan in 2023 on the 6th, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "TSMC") applied for a total of 1,956 patents, reaching a record high and achieving "eight consecutive championships".
According to Taiwan media reports such as Comprehensive ** Press, United News Network, and China Times News Network, the "Intellectual Property Office" introduced that 72,607 patent applications for three types will be accepted in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 1%. Among them, there were 50,854 invention patents, a year-on-year increase of 1%, a new high in the past 11 years; 14,466 new patents, a year-on-year decrease of 1%; There were 7,287 design patents, a year-on-year increase of 2%.
According to the data, TSMC has ranked first in Taiwan in the number of three patent applications for eight consecutive years, with 1,956 applications in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 28%, all of which are invention patents; MediaTek Co., Ltd. *** applied for 544 applications, ranking second; AUO Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. has 460 applications, ranking third.
In terms of patent applications, Taipei City University of Science and Technology has applied for 140 applications, ranking first among all universities for four consecutive years, and the applications are mainly for new patents; followed by Cheng Kung University, with 131 applications, mainly invention patents; The third is Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, with 118 applications.
In addition, according to the "Intellectual Property Office", there will be 91,535 trademark registration applications in Taiwan in 2023, a year-on-year decrease of 3%. Among them, 583 applications were filed by Taiwan's unified enterprises, ranking first in the list of applications for local legal persons in Taiwan for four consecutive years; followed by Taishin Bank with 454. (ENDS).