For standardizing the business practicing of patent attorneys, establishing a better patent agency practicing environment, protecting the right of creativity entity, and increasing the quality of patent right application management...
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A patent owner files a patent application “Automatic Switcher” to TIPO, which is approved after examination. An invalidation requester files an invalidation application with foreign text evidence which is a Japanese patent application publication...
In the first half of the year 2016, the total number of all three types of patent applications is 34,494, lower by 2.55% compared to the amount of the first half of 2015. The trademark application number is 38,267, higher by 1.50%.
The priority document of a patent application is used for confirming the disclosure of the patent application on the filing date. Therefore, the contents of the priority document shall be referred to the specification, abstract, claims, and...
A high-level conference on “Belt and Road” held in Beijing on July 21-22, aiming at intellectual property field cooperation. Representatives of WIPO and GCC participate the conference as observers. Acknowledging the importance of international...
TIPO announces the IPR application trend of first season of 2016 in Taiwan. In the first three months of this year, the amount of new patents applications is 16649, lowered by 3.32% compared to the amount of the same period of 2015. As for...
The 12 member countries of TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) have signed the TPP agreement on February 4th, 2016. If all the member countries finish the approval procedure and make the notification to the TPP agreement keeping institution (New Zealand...
The to-be-issued trademark registration certificates accumulated have been issued recently. In April this year, media made reports about the trademark registration certificate issuance being delayed. State Administration for Industry and Commerce...
A person substantially contributes to partial claims of a utility model in Taiwan shall be considered as a joint creator, instead of the creator of the utility model patent.
For providing a more convenient trademark registration service and encouraging innovation, Trademark Office sets up seven service measures.