2012 Average Examination Time for Patent Applications in Taiwan
| Invention Patent (Primary Examination) | 46.14 months |
| Invention Patent (Re-examination) | 17.14 months |
| Utility model Patent (Formality Examination) | 3.8 months |
| Design Patent | 9.17 months |
| Technical Verification Report for Utility model Application | about 10.6 months |
| Invalidation Trial | about 21 months |
| ※Abstract from TIPO 2012 Annual Report | |
2012 Approval Rate,Average Examination Time and Pending Examination Cases for Invention Patent Applications in Taiwan
| Approval Rate on Primary Examination | 58.80% |
| Average Time for Issue of the first OA on Primary Examination | 39.67 months |
| Average Time for Examination on Primary Examination | 46.14 months |
| Pending Cases for Primary Examination | 152509 cases |
| Average Time for Issue of the first OA on Re-examination | 13.28 months |
| Average Time for Examination on Re-examination | 17.14 months |
| Pending Cases for Re-examination | 4834 cases |
| ※ Abstract from TIPO 2012 Annual Report | |
