Ten of Taiwan's most innovative companies and academic institutions were recently honoured at an award presentation during the inaugural 'Thomson Reuters Taiwan Innovation Awards 2012'. This is the first time that the Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters is organising the Awards to recognize the most innovative commercial enterprises and academic institutions headquartered in Taiwan for their spirit of innovation in Research & Development (R&D).
Ten organisations received recognition in one of two sectors: Corporate and Academic.
The recipients were selected based on research and analysis using Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index (DWPISM), Derwent Patents Citation Index and Thomson Innovation. Their innovation was assessed according to a series of proprietary, patent-based metrics, including the level of patented technology originating in Taiwan (Taiwan as priority market).
Criteria for the 2012 Taiwan Innovation Awards included the size of the patent portfolio, success rate (ratio of applications to granted patents), global protection of the invention and influence of the innovation (as determined by the number of citations to the original invention).
Derwent World Patents Index (DWPISM) claims to be the world's most trusted source of patent information, expertly indexed and featuring enhanced titles and comprehensive abstracts. Highly qualified editorial staff produce English-language titles and abstracts for over 47 major patent-issuing authorities, enabling insight that otherwise would be missed. There are over 20.7 million unique inventions covering more than 45.2 million patent records in DWPI; the invention-based documentation allows users to see worldwide protection for a single invention. DWPI provides access to established and emerging innovation centers globally, covering agricultural and veterinary medicine, electronic/ electrical engineering, chemistry, pharmaceuticals and polymers, high technology and much more.
