When a patent or trademark application has been examined and allowed, the applicant must pay fees for issuance of certificate on granted patent (Letters Patent) or trademark registration. In order to comply with the government’s green policy and provide (more…)

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To promote accession to the CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership), the Taiwan government amended and promulgated Articles 68, 70, 95, 96 and 97 of the revised Trademark Act on May 4, 2022. The (more…)

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1. For Taiwan trademark applications in 2021, there is a total of 95,917 new cases, of which 73,374 filed by applicants from Taiwan, 4,929 from mainland China, 4,032 from the United States, 3,437 from Japan, and 10145 from other country or region. (more…)

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The following tables are made based on 2021 official data published by Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO).

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The following tables are made based on 2021 official data published by Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO).

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For an invention patent relating to biological materials, if the patent application contains nucleotide or amino acid sequences, it is required to disclose the sequence listings by separately stating the same in the description of a patent specification, and may also (more…)

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The patent linkage system is related to drug regulations for market approval and patent protection, and may provide an early resolution for possible patent disputes or infringements. In recent years, Taiwan government has taken many efforts to (more…)

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A foreign applicant can file a Taiwan patent application of same invention that filed in a foreign country, including member states of the World Trade Organization (WTO) or countries that have a mutual recognition of priority with Taiwan, and claim its priority by (more…)

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