Patent Applications filed by Taiwanese Applicants in USA, Japan and Europe

Patent Applications filed by Taiwanese Applicants in USA, Japan and Europe

Country	USA				Japan				EPO
Year	2001	2002	2003	2004	2001	2002	2003	2004	2001	2002	2003	2004
Number of Applications	6545	6730	6676	7207	1908	1669	1979	1854	32	50	65	113
Ranking	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	—	—	—	—

Statistics on Appeal Decisions Rendered on Patent and Trademark Matters in 2004-2005

Ⅰ. Statistics on Trademark Appeal

ear	Matter	Total	Appeal Sustained	Appeal Rejected*1	Case closed for Other Reasons*2	Successful Percentage
2004	Application	412	46	335	31	11.17%
	Opposition	266	37	222	7	13.91%
	Cancellation	11	2	9	-	18.18%
	Invalidation	117	15	102	-	12.82%
	Others*3	40	-	37	3	-
	Total	846	100	705	41	11.82%
2005	Application	461	20	416	25	4.34%
	Opposition	488	110	365	13	22.54%
	Cancellation	1	-	1	-	-
	Invalidation	169	12	156	1	7.10%
	Others*3	36	-	34	2	-
	Total	1155	142	972	41	12.29%

1 “Appeal Rejected” includes appeal dismissed procedurally.
2 “Case closed for other reasons” includes appeal withdrawn, transfer of jurisdiction, cases combined etc.
3 “Others” includes trademark assignment.

Ⅱ. Statistics on Patent Appeal

Year	Matter	Total	Appeal Sustained	Appeal Rejected*1	Case closed for Other Reasons*2	Successful Percentage
2004	Application	515	36	462	17	6.99%
	Opposition	500	47	440	13	9.40%
	Invalidation	217	20	194	3	9.22%
	Others*3	88	3	75	10	3.41%
	Total	1320	106	1171	43	8.03%
2005	Application	153	25	124	4	16.34%
	Opposition	58	51	513	17	8,78%
	Invalidation	195	16	172	7	8.21%
	Others*3	84	4	71	9	4.76%
	Total	1013	96	880	37	9.48%

1 “Appeal Rejected” includes appeal dismissed procedurally.
2 “Case closed for other reasons” includes appeal withdrawn, transfer of jurisdiction, cases combined etc.
3 “Others” includes patent assignment

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