專利申請

經濟部智慧財產局近期公開2018年工作成果，根據年報統計，發明專利申請方面，全年 41,991件實體審查，結案 39,528 件，初審首次通知平均需時 8.7 個月，審結平均需時 14 個月，審查效率穩步提升，已然超越歐美紀錄。設計專利申請方面，初審首次通知平均需時 6.1 個月，審結平均需時 7.4 個月，維持近年穩定水準。

According to the annual report newly released by TIPO (Taiwan Intellectual Property Office), there were 41,991 requests for substantive examination of invention patent applications and 39,528 disposals of them in 2018. The yearly average disposal pendency was down to 14 months for invention patents and 8.7 months for a first office action. Both have hit a ten-year low and outperformed the current records in the US and the EU.

107年台灣地區專利申請的統計結果出爐，本國法人由台灣積體電路製造股份有限公司（簡稱「台積電」）以944件再度蟬聯第一，外國法人則由高通公司（Qualcomm）以1,011件居首；而專利獲證總數方面，本國及外國法人分別由台積電公司的430件、及半導體能源研究所股份有限公司（SEL）的474件位列首位。

According to newly released government statistics, TSMC has been ranked No. 1 in residents’ patent applications with 944 cases, for three straight years since 2016, and No.1 in residents’ patent grants with 430 patents for the first time in 2018. As for non-residents’ patent activities, Qualcomm Inc took the first place with 1,011 applications and SEL (Semiconductor Energy Labor) with 474 grants.

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