US approved 99% of TSMC's patents

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TSMC expects its sales this year to grow 14 to 19 percent and could spend up to US$3.52 billion on research and development, leaving its rivals far behind

www.taipeitimes.com, Jun. 29, 2020 – 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) reported that the US last year approved 99 percent of its patent applications, which placed the tech giant among the top patent holders in the US.

In its Corporate Social Responsibility Report, TSMC said it last year secured about 3,600 patents worldwide, including more than 2,300 in the US.

As of the end of last year, TSMC owned more than 39,000 patents, the report said.

The company last year filed almost 6,500 patent applications worldwide and ranked among the top 10 patent applicants in the US. In Taiwan, it was the largest patent applicant for the fourth consecutive year.

As of the end of last year, TSMC had filed more than 55,000 patent applications worldwide.

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