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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