Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) recently announced that the proposed annuity fees of design patents will be formally reduced and implemented on July 1, 2011.
The patent term of a design patent In Taiwan is valid for 12 years starting from the filing date of the design application.
| Reduced Annuity Fees (from July 1, 2011) | |||
| - | - | Regular Patentee | For Patentee of natural person, school, etc. |
| 1 | 2500 | 800 | - |
| 2 | 2500 | 800 | - |
| 3 | 2500 | 800 | - |
| 4 | 3500 | 2000 | 800 |
| 5 | 3500 | 2000 | 800 |
| 6 | 3500 | 2000 | 800 |
| 7 | 5000 | 3000 | 3000 |
| 8 | 5000 | 3000 | 3000 |
| 9 | 5000 | 3000 | 3000 |
| 10 | 5000 | 3000 | 3000 |
| 11 | 5000 | 3000 | 3000 |
| 12 | 5000 | 3000 | 3000 |
