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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

TAIWAN

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
First-Named Assignee 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 1563 1628 1766 1879 1998 8834
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 213 288 383 527 443 1854
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION 168 258 420 576 274 1696
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 218 203 195 219 215 1050
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 20 76 279 309 191 875
VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 119 107 120 102 64 512
WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORP. 57 102 99 113 101 472
NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL 85 73 65 78 51 352
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. 16 27 27 37 122 229
MOSEL VITELIC, INCORPORATED 31 36 63 57 38 225
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS - ACER INCORPORATED 5 49 58 21 1 134
MUSTEK SYSTEMS, INC. 11 36 32 24 28 131
UNITED SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 2 34 68 27 0 131
WORLDWIDE SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 0 6 61 37 8 112
ACER PERIPHERALS, INC. 17 19 33 21 13 103
SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 0 1 2 30 63 96
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC. 4 10 14 26 41 95
PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD. 11 18 24 17 14 84
INVENTEC CORPORATION 4 12 17 23 25 81
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. 0 1 8 33 37 79
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 16 18 42 78
PROMOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 17 21 36 76
UMAX DATA SYSTEMS INC. 13 16 12 12 22 75
COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC. 8 7 11 30 17 73
FOXCONN PRECISION COMPONENTS, CO., LTD. 0 0 9 26 30 65
SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORP. 5 4 6 15 33 63
NAN YA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 9 20 12 16 58
UNITED SILICON, INC. 0 7 29 16 0 52
BEHAVIOR TECH COMPUTER CORP. 13 9 6 10 13 51
SUNONWEALTH ELECTRIC MACHINE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 4 9 12 23 49
CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 6 12 9 18 46
CHAW KHONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 3 5 6 18 13 45
SILITEK CORPORATION 2 12 7 13 10 44
HOLTEK MICROELECTRONICS INC. 28 11 0 0 0 39
SHIN JIUH CORP. 4 8 7 8 12 39
UNITED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS CORP. 1 2 28 8 0 39
LINK TREASURE LIMITED 1 2 5 10 17 35
POWERCHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 18 8 7 0 2 35
ACADEMIA SINICA 1 4 4 12 13 34
ACER COMMUNICATIONS AND MULTIMEDIA INC. 0 0 1 5 28 34
FU TAI UMBRELLA WORKS, LTD. 4 4 10 6 6 30
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. 0 1 4 7 15 27
DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 1 3 4 18 26
DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY 5 6 5 9 1 26
AUDEN TECHNO CORP. 2 2 2 7 12 25
SHIN YEH ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 2 6 7 5 5 25
ETRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 9 2 3 6 4 24
FOOD INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE 6 2 3 7 6 24
HWA SHIN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CO., LTD. 7 8 5 2 1 23
ACER SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INC. 1 3 11 5 2 22
EVERLIGHT USA, INC. 1 1 3 11 6 22
TAIWAN FU HSING INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 2 3 4 9 22
AVISION INC. 2 1 4 4 10 21
ENLIGHT CORPORATION 0 3 1 7 10 21
ACCTON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2 1 4 6 7 20
RITEK CORPORATION 0 0 0 6 14 20
CHUNG CHENG FAUCET CO. LTD. 11 3 2 2 1 19
E. LEAD ELECTRONIC CO., LTD. 4 2 3 6 4 19
INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY 0 1 3 1 14 19
MITAC INTERNATIONAL CORP. 2 1 3 7 6 19
CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 6 3 3 4 2 18
MOLEX INCORPORATED 2 1 5 6 4 18
ACER INCORPORATED 4 2 1 2 8 17
CHINESE PETROLEUM CORP. 2 1 4 4 6 17
FARADAY TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 3 2 2 10 17
GIANT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 4 3 5 4 17
HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORP. 0 0 0 0 17 17
QUARTON, INC. 6 3 2 2 4 17
SHINING BLICK ENTERPRISES CO., LTD. 1 4 2 4 6 17
TSANN KUEN U.S.A., INC. 2 0 2 0 13 17
ACER DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 4 4 8 16
CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP. 0 0 1 3 12 16
NAN YA PLASTICS CORPORATION 0 2 2 5 7 16
SPEED TECH CORP. 0 2 2 6 6 16
ALEX MACHINE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 5 5 5 15
BASSO INDUSTRY CORP. 1 2 6 5 1 15
BEN Q CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 15 15
SUNPLUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 7 8 15
BERG TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 5 3 0 1 14
FIRST INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER, INC. 1 1 6 3 3 14
JANCHY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 0 1 2 7 4 14
MICROTEK INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 1 5 2 2 14
CHING FENG BLINDS IND. CO., LTD. 0 0 2 5 6 13
CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD. 0 2 3 4 4 13
D-LINK CORPORATION 2 3 5 3 0 13
DBTEL INCORPORATED 0 3 5 5 0 13
FORMOSA SAINT JOSE CORPORATION 1 5 2 3 2 13
HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 7 5 1 0 13
TWINHEAD INTERNATIONAL CORP. 2 4 3 3 1 13
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 0 0 0 0 12 12
MEGIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 11 12
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 0 3 6 2 12
TRACE STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 4 6 1 1 12
UNITED EPITAXY COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 1 1 10 12
UTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 6 3 2 0 12
WALSIN ADVANCED ELECTRONICS LTD 0 0 1 3 8 12
CHINA TEXTILE INSTITUTE 2 4 2 3 0 11
EASTWEST INTERNATIONAL (TAIWAN) ENTERPRISES 1 5 3 2 0 11
LITE-ON ENCLOSURE INC. 0 0 2 3 6 11
P & F BROTHER INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION 0 3 0 7 1 11
PAI LUNG MACHINERY MILL CO., LTD. 2 0 4 3 2 11
WISERTEK INTERNATIONAL CORP. 0 0 2 5 4 11
GENERAL PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 4 3 3 0 10
HAND TOOLS DESIGN CORPORATION 2 4 3 1 0 10
YU FENG ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 1 4 2 3 0 10
ADVANCED CONNECTECK INC. 0 0 1 6 2 9
ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD. 1 1 2 3 2 9
E-MEMORY TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 1 8 9
GLOBE UNION INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 4 9
KUN TENG INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 0 1 4 3 9
KYE SYSTEMS CORP. 0 1 2 0 6 9
MODAS SHING COMPANY LTD. 0 0 6 2 1 9
OPTO TECH CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 4 9
TAIWAN INDUSTRIAL FASTENER CORP. 1 0 2 1 5 9
TING CHENG CO., LTD. 2 2 2 2 1 9
CAESAR TECHNOLOGY INC. 1 2 4 1 0 8
COMPEQ MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 3 2 1 2 0 8
COTRON CORPORATION 2 2 3 1 0 8
HARVATEK CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 3 8
INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH, COUNCIL OF LABOR AFFAIRS 1 1 6 0 0 8
KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 8 8
L&K PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 6 8
LITE-ON ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 1 1 1 5 8
LITE-ON IT CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 6 8
LUNDAR ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 1 5 1 1 8
MEDIATEK INC. 0 1 3 3 1 8
MICROJET TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 1 5 1 1 8
ORIENT SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS, LTD. 1 0 1 3 3 8
PROKIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 8 8
REAL POWER CAP COMPANY 0 0 0 5 3 8
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 1 3 2 1 8
SURTEC INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 0 3 5 8
TEKCON ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 1 0 6 1 8
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 0 3 1 2 2 8
UTRON TECHNOLOGY INC. 3 1 2 2 0 8
WIESON ELECTRONIC CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 4 8
WORLD WISER ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 0 2 5 1 8
YA YUNG ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 0 4 1 1 2 8
YUAN MEI CORP. 1 5 0 2 0 8
ACER NEWEB CORP. 0 0 2 0 5 7
APACK TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 0 4 3 7
CHAUN-CHOUNG TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 0 0 7 7
CHUM POWER MACHINERY CORP. 0 4 0 1 2 7
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. 2 0 3 1 1 7
DAH YANG TOY INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 1 4 2 0 7
DAIREN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 0 3 0 3 1 7
GAMEMAX CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 2 7
GREENMASTER INDUSTRIAL CORP. 2 3 2 0 0 7
HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 1 0 4 2 7
INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH 0 2 1 1 3 7
KENMARK INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 3 1 1 2 7
KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC. 1 1 0 2 3 7
MAG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 2 3 2 0 0 7
MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. 0 2 3 0 2 7
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 0 3 3 0 7
MUST SYSTEMS, INC. 5 1 0 1 0 7
QUANTA COMPUTER INC. 0 0 3 1 3 7
RECHI PRECISION CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 2 7
SHINN FU CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 4 7
SPORTS WORLD ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 0 3 1 3 0 7
TEAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION 2 1 1 3 0 7
TEKPAK CORPORATION 0 0 5 0 2 7
TIEN HENG MACHINERY CO., LTD. 2 2 1 0 2 7
TONG LUNG METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 2 2 1 1 1 7
UCONN TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 0 2 5 0 7
UNIQUE PRODUCTS & DESIGN CO., LTD. 0 1 5 1 0 7
WELCOME COMPANY, LTD. 1 0 3 2 1 7
YIENN LIH ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 2 1 0 1 3 7
ALL BEST ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 2 2 1 1 6
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. 0 1 2 1 2 6
CERAMATE TECHNICAL CO., LTD. 0 1 3 1 1 6
CYNTEC CO., LTD. 1 3 1 0 1 6
DESTINY TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 4 6
DEXIN CORP. 0 0 2 2 2 6
EPISTAR CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 0 6
FALCON INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 0 1 0 3 6
FAR GREAT PLASTICS INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 1 2 3 6
FORMOSA ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
GNAN-JANG PLASTICS CO., LTD. 0 4 0 0 2 6
INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY EXPRESS, INC. 0 1 0 3 2 6
JENN JIANQ CO. LTD. 0 0 0 2 4 6
JESS-LINK PRODUCTS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 6 6
KUAN HSIENG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 0 2 0 0 6
LONG WELL ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 2 3 1 0 6
MELTON INTERNATIONAL, LLC 0 0 0 1 5 6
MERIDA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 1 6
MITAC TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 0 3 3 6
MOBILETRON ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 0 2 2 1 6
PAO HSIEN CHENG 0 0 3 2 1 6
SAMPO CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 0 6
SILICON-BASED TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 0 0 6 6
SUN LITE SOCKETS INDUSTRY, INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
SYSTEM-GENERAL CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
TAI E INTERNATIONAL PATENT AND LAW OFFICE 0 1 5 0 0 6
TAIWAN PAIHO LIMITED 0 1 1 2 2 6
TOPIC SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 0 0 0 3 3 6
TSUNG-MOU YU 0 0 0 2 4 6
ACUTE APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
ADVANCE SECURITY INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
ADVANCED CERAMIC X CORP. 0 1 2 2 0 5
ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
ALL LINE, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
AMIC TECHNOLOGY (TAIWAN) INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5
CHIEN TING PRECISION CASTING CO., LTD. 2 2 0 0 1 5
CONFIRM PERSONAL CARE INDUSTRIAL CORP. 0 1 3 1 0 5
CORETRONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURE EXECUTIVE YUAN 0 2 0 0 3 5
DING ARES ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
DISCOVERY INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. 2 3 0 0 0 5
FUZETEC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 2 5
HSING CHAU INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 1 1 2 0 5
K-JUMP HEALTH CO., LTD. 0 1 1 0 3 5
KALLOY INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 0 5
LITE VISION CORPORATION OF TAIWAN 0 0 1 2 2 5
LYU JAN CO., LTD. 1 1 0 1 2 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 4 1 5
MVP (H.K.) INDUSTRIES LTD. 1 1 0 3 0 5
MYSON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 1 0 3 5
NUTEC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 0 1 2 1 1 5
ORIENTAL SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 0 2 0 5
RACER SPORTING GOODS CO., LTD. 0 1 1 1 2 5
SAMPO SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 0 5
STANLEY CHIRO INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
SUPERSTAR LIGHTING COMPANY LIMITED 0 0 0 1 4 5
TEMPA COMMUNICATION INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
TOP FORTUNE LTD. 3 0 2 0 0 5
TRANSYSTEM, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
TSMC-ACER SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CORP. 0 0 0 3 2 5
UNITED SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT CORP. 0 2 3 0 0 5
WINDBOND ELECTRONIC CORP. 0 0 1 0 4 5
YEN SUN TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 1 1 3 5
YUNG SHIN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. 0 1 0 2 2 5


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