The following tables are made based on 2021 official data published by Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO).
2021 Patent new filing cases
| Type | Invention | Utility Model | Design | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Applicant | 19,547 | 14,543 | 3,534 | 37.624 |
| Foreign Applicant | 29,569 | 1,253 | 4,167 | 34,989 |
| Subtotal | 49,116 | 15,796 | 7,701 | Grand Total 72,613 |
2021 Patent related cases
| Re-examination | 6,496 |
| Invalidation | 438 |
| Assignment | 5,665 |
| Licensing | 79 |
| Appeal | 238 |
| Administrative Suit | 70 |
2021 Invention patent cases
| Applications requesting substantive examination | 49,116 |
| Allowed cases at primary examination | 42,566 |
| Rate of allowance at primary examination | 74.80% |
| Average time until first office action at primary examination | 8.7 months |
| Average disposal time at primary examination | 14 months |
| Applications requesting re-examination | 5,640 |
| Average time until first office action at re-examination | 10.3 months |
| Average disposal time at re-examination | 13 months |
| (Request of substantive examination must be filed by invention patent applications at the time of filing or within three years after filing.) | |
2021 Utility Model patent cases
| Utility model cases after disposal | 15,796 |
| Average examination duration | 2.7 months |
| Applications requesting Technical Evaluation Report | 970 |
| Average time to complete Technical Evaluation Report | 6.9 months |
| (Formality examination is conducted for utility model applications only.) | |
2021 Design patent cases
| Allowed cases at primary examination | 7,304 |
| Rate of allowance at primary examination | 86.70% |
| Average time until first office action at primary examination | 6.1 months |
| Average disposal time at primary examination | 7.3 months |
| (Automatic examination is conducted for design patent cases.) | |
2021 AEP and PPH cases (for invention patent applications only)
| AEP | PPH | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases | 577 | 934 |
| Average time until first office action | 58~94 days | 46~59 days |
| Average disposal time | 143~203 days | 121~150 days |
- Remarks:
- AEP refers to Accelerated Examination Program. The Applicant can file AEP request according to one of the following bases:
- Base 1 – for invention that has a corresponding foreign patent application allowed after the substantive examination by a foreign patent office
- Base 2 – for invention that has a corresponding foreign application pending before USPTO, JPO or EPO, but official action and search report have been issued
- Base 3 – for invention required for commercial practice
- Base 4 – for invention related to green technologies
- PPH refers to Patent Prosecution Highway program. Currently there are PPH bilateral agreement between TIPO and USPTO, JPO, KIPO, SPTO, PPO and CIPO, respectively.
2021 Patent Invalidation cases
| Examination Results | Invention | Utility Model | Design | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sustained | 68 | 113 | 21 | 202 |
| Partially Sustained | 24 | 46 | - | 70 |
| Rejected | 45 | 60 | 22 | 127 |
2021 Patent Appeal cases
| Sustained | Partially Sustained | Rejected | Other (withdrawn) | Success Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 219 | 1 | 2.70% |
2021 Patent Administrative Suits
| Withdrawn | Plaintiff Won | Plaintiff Lost | Partially Sustained | Dismissal Ruling | Settlement | Other | Success Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.30% |
