Taipei, TAIWAN–April 12, 2019–The
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan’s largest applied research
institute, was named among the Derwent Top 100 Global Innovators
2018-19 by Clarivate Analytics early this year and was
presented with the award today in Taipei. It is the third time since
2014 that ITRI has been honored, making it the most awarded research institute
for the Top 100 Global Innovators in Asia. Amongst the top
100, ITRI, Fraunhofer, and the
French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission are the only three
government-sponsored research institutions to make the list.
Now in its eighth year, Derwent Top 100 Global Innovators identifies and
celebrates the world’s most innovative organizations who successfully develop
valuable patented inventions that also have strong commercialization potential
based on originality, market reach, and opportunities for spin-off inventions.
“We are pleased to see that ITRI has been nominated again as it has well
demonstrated its impact in driving industrial innovation. We sincerely hope
more Taiwanese organizations can show their innovation capabilities to the
world in the future,” said Nathan Fan, Head of Derwent, Greater China and
General Manager of Taiwan, Clarivate Analytics.
ITRI President Dr. Edwin Liu commented that winning the Top 100 Global Innovators award once again is
a great acknowledgement of ITRI’s constant efforts in intellectual property
(IP) value creation. He indicated that the
Institute has been named an Asia IP Elite for six consecutive years. It has
been deploying global patent strategies that reflect future market demands,
while delivering high-quality patent portfolios to assist Taiwan’s industry in
leveraging the value of IP assets and creating blue oceans. By 2018, ITRI has
accumulated 17,303 valid patents, 98% of which are invention patents, showing
its substantial R&D capacity and IP legal expertise, Dr. Liu added.
The Derwent Top 100 Global Innovators are selected for their excellent patent performance across four criteria: volume, success, globalization and influence. Winning
this award represents outstanding effort not only in the quantity of filed
patents, but also success in obtaining granted patents, breadth of filing of
inventions, and external citations. Besides ITRI, winners this year
include international companies such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. To
view the full Derwent Top 100 Global
Innovator 2018-19 report, please visit: https://www.clarivate.com/top100innovators.