2016 STATISTICS ON TOP 100 DOMESTIC PATENT APPLICANTS IN TAIWAN

Rank	Applicant	Invention	Utility Model	Design	Total
1	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCGTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED	873	0	0	873
2	INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE	446	19	3	468
3	HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO.	357	19	24	400
4	ACER, INC.	209	90	7	306
5	AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION	268	21	1	290
6	INVENTEC CORPORATION	227	1	2	230
6	CHINA STEEL CORPORATION	129	101	0	230
8	FAR EAST UNIVERSITY	43	178	1	222
9	TAIPEI CHENGSHIH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY	4	167	1	172
10	CHUNG HWA TELECOM CO., LTD.	160	4	2	166
11	L & F PLASTICS CO., LTD.	1	22	133	156
12	METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE	144	9	1	154
13	CHIEN HSIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	14	120	3	137
14	QUANTA COMPUTER INC.	99	11	25	135
15	ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.	60	55	11	126
16	SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY	71	52	0	123
17	DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.	103	5	12	120
18	NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY	111	5	0	116
18	HTC CORPORATION	81	0	35	116
20	NATIONAL CHIN-YI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY	68	44	1	113
21	REATEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION	109	0	0	109
22	NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY	87	21	0	108
23	UNI-PRESIDENT ENTERPRISES CORPORATION	13	64	24	101
24	MICROJET TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.	55	45	0	100
25	MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.	98	1	0	99
26	OPTO-ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.	86	12	0	98
26	CHUNG-SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	84	13	1	98
28	PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.	93	2	0	95
29	INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY	92	1	0	93
30	UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION	90	2	0	92
30	PEGATRON CORPORATION	79	7	6	92
32	WISTRON CORPORATION	90	0	0	90
33	ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.	43	46	0	89
34	CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	6	79	1	86
35	WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION	79	1	0	80
36	CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.	71	3	3	77
37	NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY	49	24	3	76
38	EPISTAR CORPORATION	61	1	13	75
39	MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.	74	0	0	74
40	SANYANG INDUSTRY CO., LTD.	10	54	8	72
41	SHU-TE UNIVERSITY	28	36	7	71
42	DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.	65	5	0	70
43	KUN SHAN UNIVERSITY	66	3	0	69
43	KWANG YANG MOTOR CO.,, LTD.	26	11	32	69
45	CHUNG CHOU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	12	54	0	66
46	ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.	9	54	2	65
46	VANUNG UNIVERSITY	6	36	23	65
48	CHI MEI CORPORATION	63	1	0	64
49	SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.	62	0	0	62
49	LARGAN PRECISION CO.,LTD.	55	7	0	62
49	MIRLE AUTOMATION CORPORATION	31	31	0	62
52	NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	48	13	0	61
53	PIXART IMAGING INC.	60	0	0	60
54	INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH	58	1	0	59
54	GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.	56	1	2	59
54	NAN KAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY	41	18	0	59
57	NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY	55	2	1	58
57	WU FENG UNIVERSITY	3	55	0	58
57	PHILOMOLA CORPORATION	0	0	58	58
60	INNOLUX CORPORATION	56	0	0	56
60	NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORP.	56	0	0	56
60	NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY	54	2	0	56
60	NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY	49	4	3	56
64	SUNONWEALTH ELECTRIC MACHINE INDUSTRY CO.	47	2	6	55
64	CHUNGHWA PRECISION TEST TECH CO., LTD.	28	27	0	55
64	HSIUPING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	24	31	0	55
67	HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION	33	17	4	54
68	KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD.	53	0	0	53
69	QISDA CORPORATION	52	0	0	52
69	NATIONAL KAOSHIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPIED SCIENCES	37	14	1	52
71	MEDIATEK INC.	50	0	0	50
71	NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION	45	5	0	50
73	GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL CO., LTD.	48	0	0	48
73	NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY	48	0	0	48
73	CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.	6	42	0	48
76	INVENTEC APPLIANCES CORP.	38	7	2	47
77	XINTEC INC.	42	2	0	44
77	CHUNG CHOU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	3	41	0	44
79	SUMIKA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.	43	0	0	43
79	PHISON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION	40	2	1	43
79	TAIWAN SECOM CO. , LTD.	17	7	19	43
82	NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	28	12	2	42
82	BETO ENG & MKTG. CO., LTD.	22	20	0	42
82	CATHAY LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD.	12	30	0	42
82	CROWN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION	3	0	39	42
86	GENESIS PHOTONICS CORPORATION	38	0	3	41
86	NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY	37	4	0	41
86	LEXTAR ELECTRONICS CORPORATION	30	3	8	41
86	AVISION INC.	17	5	19	41
90	MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.	40	0	0	40
90	KAO YUAN UNIVERSITY	6	34	0	40
90	SINYI REALTY INC.	0	40	0	40
93	HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	39	0	0	39
93	CHROMA ATE INC.	31	8	0	39
93	CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.	3	32	4	39
96	ACADEMIA SINICA	37	1	0	38
96	NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY	23	15	0	38
96	SUPER C-TOUCH CORPORATION	21	17	0	38
96	FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY	17	21	0	38
96	CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	16	22	0	38

Note：The rank is same for applicants with the same total filing numbers of patent applications including invention, utility model and design.

Source : Taiwan Intellectual Property Office

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