Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) launched a trial fast-track examination program for trademark applications filed on or after May 1, 2020. The program is aimed to encourage applicants to use e-filing for trademark registration applications that have (more…)

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Since the global outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, Taiwan instituted preventive measures as residents diligently followed precautions based on lessons from SARS outbreak in 2003. Up to March of 2021, Taiwan’s positive cases were in the single digits, effectively curbing the (more…)

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In Taiwan, any person can request an invalidation against a granted patent so that the patent right will be revoked if a decision is confirmed. The patent invalidation examination by Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was mainly based on paper documents as (more…)

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Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) recently published data of top 100 applicants filed the most patent applications in 2020. Among the domestic and foreign applicants, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) again filed over one thousand invention (more…)

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Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) recently published statistics for patent and trademark applications filed in 2020. Last year TIPO received 72,238 total patent application with a drop of 3.23% compared to last year’s patent filings. Invention, utility model and (more…)

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Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) recently held public hearings on the bill of amendments of Patent Act and Trademark Act. In order to comply with international practices of major IP countries such as United States, Japan and Korea, there will be (more…)

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