THE TOP HUNDRED FOREIGN APPLICANTS FILING TAIWANESE PATENT APPLICATIONS IN 2007

THE TOP HUNDRED FOREIGN APPLICANTS FILING TAIWANESE PATENT APPLICATIONS IN 2007
NO.APPLICANTINVENTIONUTILITY MODELDESIGNTOTAL
1SONY CORPORATION604048652
2QUALCOMM INCORPORATED64200642
3KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.445053498
4TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED419036455
5SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.389236427
6INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION35900359
7INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION336180354
83M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY310127338
9APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.30770314
10INTEL CORPORATION 27010271
11LG ELECTRONICS, INC.218042260
12KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA209031240
13MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.181056237
14TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA50212217
15SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 192016208
16FUJIFILM CORPORATION20301204
17NITTO DENKO CORPORATION19504199
18FUJITSU LIMITED    19502197
19BROADCOM CORPORATION18800188
20MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION171012183
21NOKIA CORPORATION111070181
22SANDISK CORPORATION17401175
23SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED16300163
24HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.16100161
25SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.16000160
26HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.66090156
27MICROSOFT CORPORATION117034151
28GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY15000150
29SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.13109140
30IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.13900139
31SUTECH TRADING LIMITED90049139
32LG CHEM, LTD.13700137
33BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT13600136
34CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA13500135
35JSR CORPORATION13400134
36FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.13100131
37NIKON CORPORATION12505130
38MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.95133129
39SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.12700127
40ASTRAZENECA AB11401115
41TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.11300113
42SHIMANO INC.90121112
43MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.11100111
43SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA101010111
45F. HOFFMANN-LA10700107
46NTT DOCOMO, INC.10500105
46E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY10500105
48TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGE T L M ERICSSON (PUBL)10400104
48LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION10400104
50YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD.84018102
51ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED10100101
51ATMEL CORPORATION10100101
53SHOWA DENKO K. K.960197
54WYETH930093
54DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD.885093
56HITACHI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.920092
57CORNING INCORPORATED910091
58ADVANTEST CORPORATION900090
58SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHA2806290
60ASML NETHERLANDS B. V.870087
60SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.860187
62NOVARTIS AG860086
63UNI-CHARM CORPORATION5912383
64RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.820082
64CASIO COMPUTERCO., LTD.800282
64KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.770582
67SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.790079
68LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.780078
68DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.780078
68CHEIL INDUSTRIES INC.780078
68SANOFI-AVENTIS780078
72MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD.770077
72HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT760177
74BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AG750075
74SCHERING CORPORATION750075
76PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUER ELEKTRISCHE GLUHLAMPEN MBH731074
76MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.712174
76ULVAC, INC.670774
79NEC CORPORATION640872
79BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT007272
81BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH700070
82EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY690069
83ROHM CO., LTD.630467
84TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.660066
84KAO CORPORATION610566
86MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.650065
87CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS HOLDING INC.630063
87BAYER CROPSCIENCE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT630063
89SONY ERICSSON MOBILE3902362
90SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.600060
90MERCK PATENT GMBH600060
90PFIZER PRODUCTS INC.600060
93APPLE INC.3362059
94JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA N. V.580058
95HITACHI, LTD.570057
96MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION560056
96ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.560056
96SANDISK IL LTD550156
99MOTOROLA INC.4201254
99OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.3112254
99SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH1503954
102HARRIS CORPORATION530053