To promote the government’s policy for startup industries, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) began a pilot program in 2021 for conducting positive examination on patent applications filed by startup companies that were (more…)

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In order to implement border protection measures stipulated by the Trademark Act, customs administration under the Ministry of Finance has enacted “Regulations governing Customs measures in protecting rights and interests of trademark.” (more…)

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The intellectual property system encourages innovation, research and development, but with the rapid development of high technology, global warming is becoming more extreme. In Taiwan, semiconductors are an important technology industry (more…)

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To improve the environmental pollution-related problems caused by global climate change and the greenhouse effect, many countries have developed carbon reduction policies to reach the target of 2050 net-zero emissions set by the United Nations. (more…)

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Taiwan adopts substantive examination for design applications.  Upon completion of filing formalities.  Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) may issue a first examination result around 6 six months for a design patent application at the primary (more…)

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A design patent application will be conducted substantive examination by Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) upon receipt of all required documents.  TIPO’s standard processing period for design patent applications at the preliminary (more…)

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Invention patents in the intellectual property system are extremely important to encourage scientific and technological research and innovation. Furthermore, the technical fields of invention patents often show the current and future (more…)

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The Legislative Yuan passed the third reading on May 9, 2023 for amendments of several provisions of the Trademark Act in Taiwan. The partial amendments of this Act were promulgated by the Presidential Order on May 24, 2023, and the implementation (more…)

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