2014 STATISTICS ON TOP 100 FOREIGN PATENT APPLICANTS IN TAIWAN

NO.APPLICANTINVENTIONUTILITY MODELDESIGNTOTAL
1NITTO DENKO CORPORATION46630469
2APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.44384455
3LG CHEM, LTD.41900419
4FUJIFILM CORPORATION368256399
5INTEL CORPORATION39400394
6TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED36104365
7KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA337020357
8QUALCOMM INCORPORATED31100311
9APPLE INC.259431294
10SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.271016287
11SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.27600276
12SONY CORPORATION259010269
13MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION219033252
14FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED10412416244
153M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY178259239
16SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.146164211
17HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L. P.19500195
18CORNING INCORPORATED18700187
18SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO., LTD.18700187
20MICROSOFT CORPORATION165015180
21ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED17600176
22DIC CORPORATION16100161
23NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.15600156
24SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION13619146
25SHIMANO INC.1072711145
26SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.14102143
26TPK TOUCH SOLUTIONS(XIAMEN) INC.70730143
28TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED14100141
29PANASONIC CORPORATION104232138
30KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION13500135
31BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT00131131
32LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION12900129
32COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY109020129
34ALIBABA GROUP SERVICES LIMITED12600126
35TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.11906125
36ALCATEL LUCENT11900119
37INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.10800108
38LINTEC CORPORATION10700107
38MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.10700107
38ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC.10430107
38FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC00107107
42DEXERIALS CORPORATION10600106
42MOLEX INCORPORATED414817106
44DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.10000100
45INVISTA TECHNOLOGIES S.A.R.L.7029099
46MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED970097
46MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION970097
48DISCO CORPORATION940094
48YKK CORPORATION860894
48FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED835694
51PS4 LUXCO S. A. R. L.930093
52SK HYNIX INC.910091
53EBARA CORPORATION6702188
54RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION870087
55MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.860086
56MERCK PATENT GMBH830083
57ASML NETHERLANDS B. V.820082
57KAO CORPORATION6310982
59JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION810081
60HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.790079
60JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.790079
60LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.790079
60KURARAY CO., LTD.781079
64FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E. V.770077
64HARRY WINSTON S. A.007777
66YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA670976
67BASF SE750075
67OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.750075
69NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.740074
69THOMSON LICENSING740074
71NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION730073
71HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.616673
73CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA720072
73EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG720072
73MITSUBOSHI DIAMOND INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.720072
73HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.5601672
77HITACHI, LTD.710071
77JSR CORPORATION710071
77SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.710071
77SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.710071
77TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.710071
77SMC CORPORATION2714371
83KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.4802270
84INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION690069
84NIKE INNOVATE C. V.681069
86JAPAN DISPLAY INC.680068
86MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.671068
88INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION670067
88NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA670067
88TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.670067
91PIXTRONIX, INC.660066
92DAICEL CORPORATION650065
92JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED3003565
92VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION006565
95NOVARTIS AG640064
95KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)610364
97GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC.630063
97SCREEN SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.630063
97TOYOBO CO., LTD.630063
100INTEL IP CORPORATION620062
100SHOWA DENKO K. K.611062
100NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.006262
Source:Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO)(Unit: cases)