TIPO Announced the Updated Version of the “Requirements for Design Patents' Descriptions and Drawings”
To be in line with the “Substantive Examination Guidelines for Design Patents” amended last year (2020), TIPO has comprehensively updated the " Requirements for Design Patents’ Descriptions and Drawings" as well as especially adding examples to make the content clearer and easier to understand. The key revisions are as follows:
TIPO’s Q1 2021 IPR Statistics Report
In Q1 2021, TIPO received a total of 17,156 patent applications (invention, utility model and design patents) as well as 22,385 trademark applications, marking an increase of 3% and 10% compared with the same period last year respectively. TSMC filed the most invention patent applications among all domestic applicants, while Qualcomm taking the first place as for foreign applicants. Particularly, the number of those filed by TSMC has even hit a new high. Invention patent applications filed by domestic enterprises increased by 28% and it is especially noted that those filed by domestic SMEs has now increased for twelve consecutive quarters.
Top 100 Patent Applicants in 2020
According to TIPO’s 2020 Statistical Rankings for Patent Applications and Grants, TSMC was the top domestic applicant for invention, utility model, and design patents in 2020, with 1,096 applications filed. The company has held on to its lead for the fifth consecutive year now. As for foreign applicants, Qualcomm reclaimed the top spot, having filed a total of 720 applications in 2020. With respect to the number of patents granted for all three patent types, TSMC led the pack for domestic applications (680 patents granted), and Advanced New Technology was the most successful foreign applicant (588 patents granted). Applications by domestic schools and colleges of the top 100 went up by 24%.
Analysis of Trends in Trademark Applications Filed in 2020
Every year, the WIPO IP Statistics Data Center publishes its report on World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI). Last year, for the first time ever, TIPO used the statistical techniques employed in compiling the WIPI report to devise its own weighted calculation methods. It then applied these methods to domestic data on resident trademark applications filed between 2010 and 2019. By taking the Nice Classes under which these trademark applications were filed and grouping them into ten major industry sectors, TIPO was able to show how different domestic industries have developed over the past decade in terms of trademark application trends. This has also allowed for direct comparison with corresponding data from other countries featured in the WIPI reports.
Analysis of Trends in Trademark Applications Filed in 2020
Every year, the WIPO IP Statistics Data Center publishes its report on World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI). Last year, for the first time ever, TIPO used the statistical techniques employed in compiling the WIPI report to devise its own weighted calculation methods. It then applied these methods to domestic data on resident trademark applications filed between 2010 and 2019. By taking the Nice Classes under which these trademark applications were filed and grouping them into ten major industry sectors, TIPO was able to show how different domestic industries have developed over the past decade in terms of trademark application trends. This has also allowed for direct comparison with corresponding data from other countries featured in the WIPI reports.
