TIPO Statistics Report: Patent and Trademark Applications in 2023 - 2024年03月05日

In 2023, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office received a total of 72,607 patent applications, marking an 1% increase compared to the previous year. Of these, invention (50,854 cases) grew by 1%, reaching a new high in 11 years. However, utility model patent applications (14,466 cases) decreased by 1%, while design patents (7,287 cases) experienced a positive turnaround, growing by 2%. Trademark applications amounted to 91,535 cases, reflecting a 3% decrease. As to examination efficiency, the average first action pendency was 8.9 months for invention patent applications and 6.2 months for trademark applications.

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TIPO Statistics Report: Patent and Trademark Applications in 2023

2024 Taiwan-Japan Intellectual Property Symposium Concludes to Widespread Participation and Support - 2024年02月15日

The 2024 Taiwan-Japan Intellectual Property Symposium, a collaborative effort of the organizers Taiwan-Japan Relations Association and Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, in partnership with Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO), opened on February 2, 2024 (Friday) at the NTU College of Law Tsai Lecture Hall. Remarks were delivered by distinguished guests including Taiwan-Japan Relations Association Deputy Secretary-General Ching-Hung Lin, Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association Deputy Representative Dr. Takashi Hattori, Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) Director-General Dr. Cheng-Wei Liao. And also, Japan Patent Office (JPO) Director-General of Policy Planning and Coordination Department, Mr. Mikiharu Shimizu made some closing remarks which summarized the main points of the symposium.


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2024 Taiwan-Japan Intellectual Property Symposium Concludes to Widespread Participation and Support

Announcing Updates to the Trademark Classification for Goods and Services - 2024年01月19日

TIPO has made adjustments to the designated goods/services names in trademark applications in response to the latest (12th) edition of the " Nice Classification " (2024). A total of 422 items have been added, 56 items deleted. An additional 15 modifications have been made to class/subclass names or annotations, as well as 25 corrections.

The aforementioned changes shall take effect on January 1, 2024. The list of designated goods/services categories and names will be updated on the online trademark filing system as well (for an official timeline of website updates, please refer to the TIPO Information Management Office.)

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Announcing Updates to the Trademark Classification for Goods and Services

Template and Guidelines for Power of Attorney is Now Available on TIPO’s Website - 2023年11月21日

To address issues of ambiguity and disputes arising from the language and terminology used in power of attorney during the patent formality check procedure TIPO has introduced a standardized template and provided guidelines for filling out Power of Attorney (POA) forms for patents. The template was created in accordance with current patent regulations and content requirements specified by IP 5. The templates and guidelines are available online for public reference.

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Template and Guidelines for Power of Attorney is Now Available on TIPO’s Website