Trademark data from 2025 published by the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) are compiled into the following tables.
2025 New Trademark Filing and Other related cases
| New Applications (including trademark, certification trademarks, collective membership marks and collective trademarks) | Domestic Applicant | 75,573 (↑8.9%) |
| Foreign Applicant | 21,838 (↑4.2%) | |
| Total applications | 97,411 (↑7.8%) | |
| Total number of classes | 124,242 (↑10.4%) | |
| Publication of Registration / Rate of Allowance* | 78,102 / 80.18% | |
| Publication of Rejection / Rate of Rejection* | 8,532 / 8.76% | |
| Renewal | 56,006 (↓1%) | |
| Recordal of Licensing | 437 (↓46.9%) | |
| Recordal of Assignment | 10,728 (↑9.7%) | |
| Recordal of Change | 12,976 (↓1%) | |
| Opposition | 610 ( ↓10.9%) | |
| Invalidation | 141 (↑1.4%) | |
| Revocation | 683 (↓4.1%) | |
| Appeal | 308 (↓8.9%) | |
| Administrative Suit | 54 (↓20.6%) | |
| *Percentage based on the number of cases in 2025 | ||
2025 Non-Traditional Trademark Applications
| Three-dimensional | 104 |
| Sound | 7 |
| Color | 2 |
| Hologram | 1 |
| Motion | 4 |
| Other | 2 |
2025 Trademark Processing Time
| Examination Type | Processing Time | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Normal examination | Average time to first office action is 5.6 months. Average disposal time is 7.1 months | According to the trademark case processing timeline announced by the TIPO, the standard examination period for trademark registration applications is eight months. |
| Fast-track applications (percentage 72.2%) | Average time to first office action is 3.6 months | Electronic filing is mandatory, and the goods/services names must exactly match those listed in the TIPO reference names. Applications that satisfy these requirements will be automatically assigned to fast-track examination. |
| Accelerated examination (177 cases) | Average time to first office action is 1 month | Since May 1, 2024, Taiwan has implemented an accelerated trademark examination mechanism. Applicants with an urgent need to obtain trademark rights (for reasons such as product launches, exhibitions, warning letters, or infringement disputes) may request accelerated examination by submitting supporting evidence and paying an additional fee. |
2025 Trademark Dispute Cases
| Types | Sustained (percentage) | Partially Sustained (percentage) | Rejected (percentage) | Other (percentage) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 302 -43.7% | 74 -10.71% | 131 -18.96% | 184 -26.63% |
| Invalidation | 62 -38.04% | 20 -12.27% | 30 -18.4% | 51 -31.29% |
| Revocation | 485 -57.06% | 130 -15.3% | 24 -2.82% | 211 -24.82% |
2025 Trademark Appeal Cases
| Sustained | Partially Sustained | Rejected | Other Disposals (self-withdrawn, etc.) | Success Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | 308 | 10 | 2.45% |
| (Based on statistics provided by the Appeal Review Committee) | ||||
2025 Trademark Administrative Suits
| Withdrawn | Plaintiff Won | Plaintiff Lost | Partially Sustained | Dismissal Ruling | Settlement | Other | Success Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.10% |
| (Based on statistics provided by the Intellectual Property and Commercial Court, IPCC) | |||||||
