Q: If I missed the deadline for obtaining my patent certificate. Can I still obtain it? A: The first-year patent annuity and patent certificate fee must be paid...
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Frequently Asked Questions: Patents in Taiwan Sep 09, 2024
The system for accelerated examination of trademark applications in Taiwan Sep 09, 2024
The Intellectual Property Office under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (hereinafter referred as “TIPO”) officially implemented the acceleration of...
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Overview of the well-known trademark protection in Taiwan-case study Jun 11, 2024
In order to protect the rights of well-known trademark’s owners, the national laws or international conventions provide much stronger protection to well-known trademarks than general registered trademarks. For Taiwan, the regulation protecting the
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How to solve a problem of trademark squatting in Taiwan? Mar 11, 2024
Can an unregistered, used trademark oppose a registered but contested trademark in Taiwan? The trademark registration system in Taiwan operates...
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How to accelerate the trademark examination in Taiwan? Jan 10, 2024
Da Zhuang Company (“Da Zhuang”) plans to set up their own brand “Zhuang Yin” for the beverage store, besides, Da Zhuang already instructed a company
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An overview of Proposed Amendments of Intellectual Property Laws in Taiwan as a Preparation for Joining the CPTPP Mar 30, 2022
To facilitate Taiwan in joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act coming into force on Aug. 20, 2019 in Taiwan has incorporated patent linkage. Earlier, the TIPO started to draft...
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Could a landscape feature be able to be registered as trademark? Aug 10, 2017
A phenomenon of bioluminescence of marine microorganisms in Matsu is called “Blue Tear”, which has become a local tourist attraction.
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Taiwan Patent Examination Guidelines for Non-obviousness of Patentability Amended Aug 10, 2017
In Taiwan, patent applicants often receive an official action made by the examiner against an invention patent for lacking the non-obviousness of patentability. Even though relative regulations and brief enumerations are provided in Taiwan Patent...
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IP Trend of First half of 2017 in Taiwan Announced by TIPO Aug 10, 2017
Regarding patent applications during the first half of 2017, the total amount of patent applications in Taiwan including three types of patent reaches 35,566, with 21,913 invention patent applications, 9,694 utility model applications...
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Taiwan Patent Grace Period Extended Feb 10, 2017
Recently, the legislature passed amendments related to grace period in the Patent Act; that are, extending the grace period from six months to twelve months and deleting the obligation to the claim grace period while filing.
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