2013 Statistics on Patent Applications in Taiwan
| New Application | Request for Substantive Examination | Re-examination | Rejection | Published | Invalidation Trial | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invention Patent | 49218 | 43395 | 6407 | 26344 | 40251 | 123 |
| Utility Model | 25025 | - | - | 274 | 24847 | 481 |
| Design | 8968 | - | 70 | 754 | 7050 | 56 |
| Total | 83211 | - | 6477 | - | - | 660 |
| Source: 2013 TIPO Annual Report (Unit: cases) | ||||||