THE TOP HUNDRED FOREIGN APPLICANTS FILING TAIWANESE PATENT APPLICATIONS IN 2008

THE TOP HUNDRED FOREIGN APPLICANTS FILING TAIWANESE PATENT APPLICATIONS IN 2008
NO.APPLICANTINVENTIONUTILITY MODELDESIGNTOTAL
1QUALCOMM INCORPORATED88600886
2SONY CORPORATION616165682
3KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.417134452
4SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.2700100370
5INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION36400364
6TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED336118355
7FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED274062336
8APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.31860324
9MICROSOFT CORPORATION282040322
10SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED27800278
11KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA204039243
12INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION202330235
133M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY188339230
14MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.22900229
14FUJIFILM CORPORATION22900229
16NOKIA CORPORATION890133222
17NITTO DENKO CORPORATION19302195
18CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA19400194
19MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.153033186
20YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD.148028176
21HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.17400174
22HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.16400164
23JSR CORPORATION16300163
24DONGBU HITEK CO., LTD.16000160
25SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.14803151
26NIKON CORPORATION14900149
26MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION138011149
28MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.105037142
29SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY LTD13900139
30YAHOO! INC.13700137
30LG ELECTRONICS, INC.119018137
32IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.13400134
33HITACHI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.12106127
34CORNING INCORPORATED12400124
35DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.12200122
36E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY11800118
36LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION11710118
38HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.47070117
39INTEL CORPORATION11500115
39ULVAC, INC.10708115
41SANDISK CORPORATION11003113
42SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 86025111
43RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.10800108
44BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT10700107
45INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.65410106
46SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.94011105
47ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED990099
48BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AG960096
48ADVANTEST CORPORATION960096
48SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.880896
48SHIMANO INC.7631796
52OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH940094
53KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.910293
54BROADCOM CORPORATION920092
55TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)910091
55F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG910091
57SANOFI-AVENTIS900090
57SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHA3505590
59FUJITSU LIMITED830588
59TOMTOM INTERNATIONAL B.V.7501388
61ASTRAZENECA AB840286
61FUJINON CORPORATION2165086
63FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.850085
64MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.820183
64SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB4803583
66SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.820082
67ASML NETHERLANDS B. V.810081
67LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.810081
67NOVARTIS AG810081
67NEC CORPORATION800181
71BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT007979
72EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY780078
73BAYER CROPSCIENCE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT770077
73ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.770077
75SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.760076
76LG CHEM, LTD.750075
76SHOWA DENKO K. K.750075
76ROHM CO., LTD.720375
76TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA1006575
80CHEIL INDUSTRIES INC.730073
81BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH710071
82SUTECH TRADING LIMITED5201870
82APPLE INC.4651970
84STATS CHIPPAC LTD.690069
85SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.680068
86WYETH650267
86TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION44101367
88CASIO KEISANKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA610465
88HOYA CORPORATION600565
88SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA5401165
91SILITEK ELECTRONIC (GZ) CO., LTD.4716063
92TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.620062
93NESTEC S. A.600060
93SONY CHEMICALS & INFORMATION DEVICE CORPORATION600060
93OSRAM GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRAENKTER HAFTUNG551460
93COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY4002060
97GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY570057
97EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION570057
97TDK CORPORATION520557
100MERCK PATENT GMBH560056