OFFICIAL FEE SCHEDULE FOR TAIWAN PATENT ANNUITY (more…)

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In order to reflect the user charges principle and establish reasonable charge mechanism, Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) has revised the official fees related to patent applications including adjusting the current fees for the request of re-examination and (more…)

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The revised Taiwan Patent Act and its Implementing Rules will soon be enforced on January 1, 2013. In an effort towards international patent harmonization, Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) has made several changes to the requirements of the patent (more…)

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In Taiwan, when the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office renders a Notice of Allowance to a patent application, the applicant must then attend to the issue fee and first-year annuity fee within 3 months upon receipt of said Notice in order to obtain the patent certificate. (more…)

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In order to meet the development in technology and to bring the patent system into harmony with the international practices, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office conducted a comprehensive review on the Patent Act years ago. As a result, amendments covering a (more…)

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It has been a long year practice that foreign applicant may file a patent application in Taiwan by using a patent specification in foreign language in order to obtain an earlier filing date; and at a later designated term, the Chinese specification must be supplemented (more…)

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A non-profit Patent Search Center in Taiwan was formed on March 1, 2012 and began operation on May 3, 2012. Its main objective is to provide prior art searches to the patent examiners in order to reduce the backlog of pending patent applications in Taiwan. (more…)

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The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program between Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) will commence from May 1, 2012. This program is expected to be carried out for a trial period of two years and both offices will (more…)

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