THE TOP HUNDRED FOREIGN APPLICANTS FILING TAIWANESE PATENT APPLICATIONS IN 2006

THE TOP HUNDRED FOREIGN APPLICANTS FILING TAIWANESE PATENT APPLICATIONS IN 2006
NO.APPLICANTINVENTIONUTILITY MODELDESIGNTOTAL
1KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.802147850
2SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.700344747
3SONY CORPORATION426067493
4QUALCOMM INCORPORATED45608464
5INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION45600456
6INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY419360455
7SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION391131423
8MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.323150374
93M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY321122343
10TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED305030335
11INTEL CORPORATION28610287
12LG CHEMICAL, LTD.27500275
12APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.259160275
14KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA235237274
15SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.227012239
16NOKIA CORPORATION181044225
17FUJITSU LIMITED21804222
18FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.21506221
19SHARP CORPORATION171043214
20FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.19100191
21LG ELECTRONICS, INC.172010182
22BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT17900179
23HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.17501176
24MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA163010173
25HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.16500165
26HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.99263164
27LG.. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.15600156
28BROADCOM CORPORATION15200152
29SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.15100151
30GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY13800138
31NITTO DENKO CORPORATION13606136
31IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.13600136
33SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY LTD.13500135
34ROHM CO., LTD.125039127
34SHIMANO INC.113014127
36SHOWA DENKO K.K.12300123
36WYETH12300123
36RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION12303123
39ASTRAZENECA AB12201122
39MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.12200122
41NTT DOCOMO, INC.11900119
42JSR CORPORATION11700117
43SANDISK CORPORATION11401115
43TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.11302115
45SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.11400114
46TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)11000110
46F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG11000110
48MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.85024109
49SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.10501106
50TDK CORPORATION10200102
51EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY970097
52ATMEL CORPORATION960096
53MICROSOFT CORPORATION8201395
54SUTECH TRADING LIMITED6502792
54WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.109192
56TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA408690
57NOVARTIS AG880088
58KAO CORPORATION792384
58CASIO KEISANKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA770784
60ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.830083
60KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.750883
62E.I.DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY810081
63ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED800080
63ADVANTEST CORPORATION800080
65THOMSON LICENSING S.A.790079
65LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION790079
67HITACHI CHEMICAL DUPONT MICROSYSTEMS780078
68NIKON CORPORATION780078
69MOTOROLA INC.690978
70ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.770077
70UNI-CHARM CORPORATION5502277
72DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.760076
73NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.307275
74SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.730073
74BAYERRISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT107273
76MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.700070
76SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.700070
76BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH700070
79SPANSION LLC690069
80CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS HOLDING INC.680068
80MOLEX INCORPORATED1547668
82THE BOC GROUP PLC660066
83YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD.611365
84SCHERING CORPORATION620062
85MERCK PATENT GMBH610061
86KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC.600060
86LINTEC CORPORATION600060
86TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.590160
86SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.3003060
90PIONEER CORPORATION560359
91CORNING INCORPORATED580058
91FUJIFILM CORPORATION580058
91SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, CO., LTD.580058
91ULVAC, INC.4501358
95HITACHI, LTD.570057
96OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH570057
97PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCHE GLUHLAMPEN M.B.H.560056
98ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION540054
98PFIZER PRODUCTS INC.540054
100NEC CORPORATION520153