Due to emerging digital technologies and innovations, graphic design for Icons and GUI has become increasingly important. Taiwan Intellectual Property Office recently relaxed the requirements for design application by amending the Examination Guidelines for design (more…)
In Taiwan, the filing of a third-party submission for a pending patent application was initially implemented in January 2013 per Rule 39 under the Enforcement Rules of Taiwan Patent Act, and restricted to an invention application after laid open (18 months from its (more…)
Preface The Taiwan Patent Act has been amended and promulgated for enforcement from November 1, 2019. A design patent is now valid for 15 years from its filing date, rather than the 12 years as stated in the previous amendment. The protection duration for an invention (more…)
The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) and Korean Intellectual Patent Office (KIPO) began a PPH MOTTAINAI pilot program on July 1, 2015. The trial period was 5 years, and the pilot program ended on June 30, 2020. As this fast-track program had achieved good results (more…)
The prevailing Taiwan Patent Act was revised and implemented on November 1, 2019. Recently, there were minor amendments made by Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) on the Enforcement Rules of Patent Act to relax the requirements of sequence listing and (more…)
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