The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) received a total of 71,965 applications for invention, utility model, and design patents in 2025, representing a 1 % decrease from 2024. Among these filings, invention patent applications (51,230 cases) increased by 1% compared with 2024, while utility model patent applications (14,000 cases) and design patent applications (6,735 cases) decreased by 4% and 8%, respectively.
 
For applications filed by domestic applicants, the number of invention patent applications was 19,511, representing a slight decrease of 0.4% from 2024, and utility model and design patent applications totaled 12,574 and 3,192, showing decreases of 6% and 4%, respectively. Invention patent applications filed by enterprises and research institutions decreased by 1% and 2%, respectively, whereas those filed by academic institutions increased by 8%. Utility model and design patent applications filed by enterprises, research institutions and academic institutions all declined.
 
The number of invention patent applications filed by non-resident applicants has grown continuously since 2021 and reached 31,719 in 2025, up 2% from 2024. Japan remained the largest filer with 12,524 applications, followed by the United States (6,954 cases), China (3,703 cases), South Korea (3,346 cases), and Germany (1,051 cases).
 
Design patent applications filed by non-resident applicants totaled 3,543, representing a 12% decrease. Among non-resident design patent applicants, Japan ranked first with 852 applications, followed by the United States (621 cases), China (605 cases), Switzerland (456 cases), and South Korea (169 cases). Applications from Switzerland increased by 23%, while those from Japan decreased by 3%. Applications from the United States, China, and South Korea declined by between 15% and 20%.
 
Furthermore, TIPO has continued its efforts to improve examination capacity in order to meet applicants’ needs from research and development through commercialization, and has introduced various accelerated examination programs. In 2025, the average time required for applicants to receive a first Office action for invention patent applications was 8 months, 0.4 months shorter than in 2024.
 
(Translated and summarized from a news release published on TIPO’s official website)