The Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs has released statistics on patent applications and granted patents for Year 114 (2025). Among the top 100 domestic invention patent applicants, which include 22 universities, Taiwan Tech ranked fourth with 73 invention patents - an impressive 49% increase compared to the previous year. The significant rise in patent volume reflects the accelerated transformation of R&D results into protectable and applicable technological assets, while also indicating improved efficiency in patent strategy and application.

In recent years, Taiwan Tech has collaborated closely with industry to focus on core key technologies, strategically deploying high value-added patents and promoting commercialization. In 2025 (Year 114), the total value of industry–academia collaboration contracts exceeded NT$530 million, while intellectual property revenue in 2024 (Year 113) reached NT$130 million - both record highs. Among these, over NT$60 million was generated through patent portfolio licensing or assignment. Additionally, benefiting from patent application subsidies from the National Science and Technology Council, the university has returned NT$6.23 million in IP-related income to the council over the past two years, forming a positive cycle of R&D, patents, and revenue.

Taiwan Tech has focused on core technologies in collaboration with industry, strategically deploying high-value patents and promoting commercialization. Its industry–academia collaboration contract value exceeded NT$530 million in 2025, while IP revenue reached NT$130 million in 2024-both record highs.

According to the statistics released by the Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan Tech ranked fourth with 73 invention patents, marking a 49% increase from the previous year. (Source: Intellectual Property Office, MOEA)

In terms of patent content, Taiwan Tech has successfully established a diverse portfolio, including technologies such as “method for manufacturing superhydrophobic films”, “finger rehabilitation device”, “blockchain credential management system”, “beam–column joint construction method for steel structures”, and “photodetector and its manufacturing method”, spanning materials science, biomedical engineering, information and communications technology, and engineering fields. The university’s Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Center emphasized that its recent patent strategy prioritizes “quality over quantity”, focusing on applicability and sustainability rather than merely increasing patent counts. For example, the “buckling-restrained brace with steel side support” has been licensed under a non-exclusive model, with 22 new licenses added in 2025, bringing the cumulative total to 89 licenses and generating royalty income exceeding NT$10 million - demonstrating stable market demand and long-term application value.

In this ranking, National Cheng Kung University ranked first among universities for the fourth consecutive year with 134 invention patents, followed by Ming Chi University of Technology with 86 patents in second place, and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University with 83 patents in third place. Amid strong competition from research-intensive universities, Taiwan Tech continues to refine its pragmatic R&D strategy, achieving outstanding results and demonstrating the competitiveness of the technological and vocational education system in key technology development. Taiwan Tech Vice President for Office of Industry–Academia Collaboration Cheng-Fa Yang stated, “Over the past two years, both our industry–academia collaboration contract value and IP revenue have reached record highs. By establishing long-term partnerships with multiple enterprises, we are able to accumulate critical intellectual property technologies while cultivating talent urgently needed by industry”.

Looking further at the combined total of invention, utility model, and design patents, National Cheng Kung Universityranked first with 154 patents, while National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked eighth with a total of 79. Taiwan Tech has established an intellectual property structure centered on invention patents, supplemented by utility model and design patents. For a university rooted in technological and vocational education, patent numbers are not merely a quantitative measure but signify the increasing conversion of R&D results into protected and applicable technological assets, laying a solid foundation for future technology transfer and industry collaboration.

Overall, in terms of the combined total of invention, utility model, and design patents, National Cheng Kung Universityranked first with 154 patents, while Taiwan Tech ranked eighth with 79. (Source: Intellectual Property Office, MOEA)

For many years, Taiwan Tech has encouraged faculty and students to start from real-world industry needs, integrating interdisciplinary strengths in engineering, materials science, information and communications technology, and management applications to drive the commercialization and patenting of innovative technologies. Moving forward, Taiwan Tech will continue to deepen industry–academia collaboration, expand its global intellectual property footprint, and strengthen cross-disciplinary integration, generating more forward-looking innovations that create high value-added outcomes and competitive advantages for industry.