Taiwan

01 Sep

Taiwan’s Patent Act’s enforcement rules will be amended

Articles 67 and 80 of the Enforcement Rules of the Patent Act will be amended, according to a recent announcement from the Ministry of Economic Affairs Taiwan Intellectual Property Office. Streamlined processes for recording pledges According to the current version of Article 67, a patent certificate must be provided for the annotation to protect the pledgee’s rights when requesting recordation of pledge establishment of patent rights. However, in other nations, it is not necessary to annotate the promise recordation to the [...]

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21 Jul

Problems with the patent requirement in Taiwan

In Taiwan, the number of rejected patent applications for failing the non-obviousness requirement is skyrocketing in recent months. So, what is the Taiwan IP Office’s approach to the registration of an invention, and is it the main reason why there are so many rejected the patent application in recent times? As the world is developing rapidly since the beginning of the 21st century, many new inventions made by individuals, and organizations have also been created and publicized to the world. To [...]

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08 Jun

Improve the Patent Linkage System in Taiwan

Relevant legal adjustments have been undertaken in recent years to meet the regulatory standards of the CPTPP in order to promote Taiwan’s membership in the Comprehensive and Progress Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Intellectual property rights, in particular, have been identified as a high-priority topic for legal amendments. Taiwan proposed draft amendments to the Copyright Law, the Trademark Law, and the Patent Law at the start of 2022. It is planned to add Article 60-1 to clearly establish that the [...]

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29 Jan

A New Interview Approach Develops Under Taiwan’s Patent System

In Taiwan’s current patent process, personal interviews with examiners are regularly conducted at the request of applicants or patent attorneys. In general, a candidate’s desire for an interview must be expressed explicitly in a response when one is intended. However, in order to keep up with the rapid evolution of technology, the IP office is planning to incorporate a new interview technique known as the “IP Office-industry collaboration interview” into the current patent system, in which the examiner can start [...]

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Questions of Trademark in Taiwan, Taiwan Trademark

30 Jul

04 Often Questions About Filing Trademark In Taiwan

Questions of Trademark in Taiwan, Taiwan Trademark When advising clients from different countries on filing new trademark in Taiwan, we do often receive the following 04 questions related to Taiwan trademark: Descriptive part, removal of one part from trademark, use of expired trademark citing against new Taiwan trademark and trademark according to Paris convention. 1. Is this acceptable for Taiwan Trademark including descriptive part? For example, ABC Good Food, does the applicant need to remove the word “Good Food” from the trademark [...]

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14 Feb

Procedure of Trademark in Taiwan

Procedure of Trademark In Taiwan shall include the following steps: Step 1: Trademark Search in Taiwan (Optional) Trademark search is not compulsory. However, in order to know the availability of your trademark before officially filing a new trademark in Taiwan, it is highly recommended that you should conduct the trademark search. The trademark search in Taiwan shall be available within 5-7 days Step 2: Trademark filing in Taiwan The trademark procedure in Taiwan shall take about 12-14 months counted from the filing date. [...]

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Required documents of filing trademark in China

13 Feb

Required documents of filing trademark in Taiwan

In order to file the trademark in Taiwan, the following documents are required: + Power of Attorney: Sign only + Other document: + Sample of trademarks to file in Taiwan + Goods/Services used under the trademark (if you know the International Class, send us your class. Otherwise, we will classify by our own end when receiving the lists of goods/services under the trademark. + Name and address of the applicant Please send us the required documents of trademark in Taiwan to the following email: [...]

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