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TIPO’s newly-revised “Patent Q&A” is now available online to the public - 2017.08.22

TIPO revised its “Patent Q&A” to comply with the modified grace period provisions of the amended Patent Act, which took effect on May 1, 2017, new interview system, and changes to patent fee schedule. In “Patent Q&A,” a new chapter on “interviews” was added in addition to the revisions of existing chapters on patent basics, filing patent applications, grace period, requesting division of a patent application, changes in patent right, invalidation, corrections to a patent, as well as patent fees.

For more information, please go to: https://www.tipo.gov.tw/lp.asp?ctNode=7633&CtUnit=3732&BaseDSD=7&mp=1.

Guidelines for the examination of patent applications involving traditional intellectual creations of indigenous peoples comes into effect on June 26, 2017 - 2017.07.20

The indigenous peoples in Taiwan are very unique in terms of their religious ceremonies, music, dance, songs, sculptures, weaving, patterns, clothing, folk crafts, and any other expression of the cultural achievements. To respect their traditional culture and protect the intellectual property rights of their creations, TIPO has recently drawn up a set of guidelines for the examination of patent applications involving traditional intellectual creations of indigenous peoples. By so doing, it is hoped that the prior art in relation to indigenous skills or craftsmanship that have been publicly disclosed will not be neglected during the examination process and judgements made by examiners will become more consistent. The guidelines have come into effect on June 26, 2017...read more

IPR Trends Q1 2017: Patent and Trademark Statistics - 2017.05.15

A. Patent
1. New applications for all three types of patents rose by 6% to 17,670 cases (Table 1).2. Inventions (11,174), utility models (4,659), and designs (1,837) increased by 8%, 2% and 3%, respectively (Table 1).
3. Inventions by residents (3,769) and non-residents (7,405) were up by 8% and 9%, respectively (Table 1).
4. By country, Japan (3,540) came on top, followed by the US (1,604), China (425), Hong Kong (417), and South Korea (401) (Fig.1).
5. The top five domestic corporations filing new invention patents were Taiwan Semiconductor...read more

An amendment to the Patent Act (Extension on the grace period as of May 1, 2017) - 2017.05.01

An amendment to the Patent Act of Taiwan concerning the grace period was promulgated on January 18, 2017. Major revisions include:
(1) The grace period for invention and utility model patent applications is extended from 6 to 12 months preceding the date of domestic filing date;...read more

TIPO’s corresponding table on the EU’s region codes for design priority now available - 2017.01.13

There is inconsistency in the EUIPO’s region codes for design priority that may comprise OHIM, EU, or EM. To help applicants avoid unnecessary confusion, TIPO on November 2, 2016 updated a corresponding table that uses exclusively “EM” to the same purpose. This table is now available on the TIPO website.

The corresponding table is available at: https://www.tipo.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=605751&ctNode=7127&mp=1

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