(WIPO code: TW) (last revised December 2023)

by TIPLO -TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL PATENT & LAW OFFICE, Taipei - Mr. J. K. Lin

General Information

Area

36,197 sq. km.

Population

23,404,300 (September 2023).

Capital

Taipei.

Language

Mandarin (official).

Currency

New Taiwan dollar (NT$); 32.302 NT$ = 1 U.S. dollar (October 2023).

General Remarks

In 2022 GDP was U.S.$ 761.400 billion; per capita income was U.S.$ 28,128.

Total imports (2022) were valued at U.S.$ 428.083 billion, while exports were valued at U.S.$ 479.415 billion.

 

Statistics (2022) Filed Granted
Invention Patents 50,242 37,175
Utility Models 14,662 14,212
Designs 7,155 6,627
Trade/service mark applications 94,778 79,400