Nowadays major intellectual property offices have adopted electronic exchange of priority documents to replace the paper version of certified priority documents for cost and time saving. Priority Document Exchange system (PDX) was first launched between JPO and EPO in 1999, and it allows the retrieval and transmission of priority documents…

The current patent system in Taiwan does not have the provisional applications such as those in United States or Australia. Under the prevailing Patent Act in Taiwan, the applicant must file an application with specification, claims, abstract and any necessary drawings in order to obtain an effective filing date of…

Generally a natural person or juristic person (business entity, etc.) is entitled to file a patent applicant in Taiwan. It is required by Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) that the applicant should state his name, address and nationality in the application form with signature or seal when filing a patent…

The Chinese government recently announced a notice on lowering the administrative and institutional fees including trademark registration and also extending the term for remission fees of patent annuity. The changes in connection with trademark and patent, etc. are listed below. Trademark Registration(Trademark Office of The State Administration For Industry and…

Taiwan Intellectual Property Office recently announced two amendments on the required documents when claiming priority and filing divisional applications for trademark registration. These amendments are effective from July 13, 2015 and provided below. Priority (including exhibition priority) documentThe applicant who has first filed a trademark application in a member country…

Recently the local media reported that one of the title of creation for Taiwan utility patent with medical efficacy wordings may mislead the consumers that the patented products were approved and endorsed by the patent authority. Namely, the products of granted patents with titles such as “Water filter to treat…

Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) signed Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program with Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) to commence the PPH program between the two countries as from July 1, 2015. This program is expected to be carried out for a trial period of five years and both offices…