The following table was excerpted from the statistical data newly published on the website of the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO). The IPCs involved in the respective industries were also defined by the TIPO.
|
Rank
|
Industry |
IPC involved |
Amount |
% |
| 1 |
optical apparatus |
G01-G03 (except G01N33) |
3129 |
14.0 |
| 2 |
semiconductor devices |
H01L |
2802 |
12.6 |
| 3 |
basic electronic circuitry and communication |
H03 and H04 |
1864 |
8.4 |
| 4 |
apparatus for semiconductor technology |
G09-G12 |
1731 |
7.8 |
| 5 |
information technology |
G06F (except 17/60) |
1491 |
6.7 |
| 6 |
electric power generation, conversion and distribution and electric heating |
H02 and H05 |
1245 |
5.6 |
| 7 |
shaping |
B21-B32 (except B31) |
1214 |
5.4 |
| 8 |
basic electric elements |
H01 (except H01L) |
1187 |
5.3 |
| 9 |
transportation |
B60-B68 |
1072 |
4.8 |
| 10 |
apparatus for measurement |
G04-G08 ( except G06F) |
572 |
2.6 |
| 11 |
health and amusement |
A61-A63 (except A61K and A61P) |
557 |
2.5 |
| 12 |
polymers |
C08 |
517 |
2.3 |
| 13 |
separation and mixing |
B01-B09 |
441 |
2.0 |
| 14 |
organic chemistry |
C07 (except C07K) |
428 |
1.9 |
| 15 |
dyes, petroleum and animal or vegetable oils |
C09-C11 |
400 |
1.8 |
| 16 |
lighting and heating |
F21-F28 |
359 |
1.6 |
| 17 |
metallurgy, metallic coatings and electro-deposition |
C21-C23 and C25 |
338 |
1.5 |
| 18 |
personal or domestic articles |
A41-A47 |
337 |
1.5 |
| 19 |
inorganic chemistry and waste water treatment |
C01-C05 and C30 |
324 |
1.5 |
| 20 |
medical preparations |
A61K (except 35/66-35/76, 38, 39, 47/42, 48, 49/14, 49/16, 51/08 and 51/10) |
323 |
1.4 |
As noted by the TIPO, the top 5 industries remain the same since 2005 with slight positional changes; most notably was optical apparatus rising from third place in 2005 to first place in 2007. The total ranking in 2007 is similar to those in years 2005 and 2006.
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