2009-2013 Statistics on Patent Applications Filed by Residents and Non-Residents
| Residents | Non-Residents | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Invention Patent | Utility Model | Design | Total | Invention Patent | Utility Model | Design | Total |
| 2009 | 22712 | 24289 | 4255 | 51256 | 23942 | 743 | 2484 | 27169 |
| 2010 | 22905 | 24917 | 4285 | 52107 | 24537 | 915 | 2935 | 28387 |
| 2011 | 23518 | 24094 | 4609 | 52221 | 26564 | 1076 | 3127 | 30767 |
| 2012 | 23077 | 24427 | 5011 | 52515 | 28112 | 1209 | 3237 | 32558 |
| 2013 | 21730 | 23837 | 5147 | 50714 | 27488 | 1188 | 3821 | 32497 |
| Source: 2013 TIPO Annual Report (Unit: cases) | ||||||||