News

[ August 2011 ]

To give foreign applicants a better understanding of the amended Accelerated Examination Program (AEP) that was promulgated on July 1, 2011

[ June 2011 ]

The Economics Committee of the Legislative Yuan finally completed the examination of the draft amendment to the Patent Act in its fourth examination meeting on April 6, 2011.

[ April 2011 ]

According to the “Regulations of Patent Fees” effective on January 1, 2010, if the applicants withdraw their patent applications before the examiners issue the 1st official actions, the applicants may apply for refund of the official fees of substantive examination.

[ February 2011 ]

For a design patent application which substantially covers two or more designs, the applicant may, upon request by the Patent Authority or upon his/her own request, apply for dividing the original design patent application into two or more divisional applications.

[ December 31, 2010 ]

The new official fees for trademark applications will be effective on February 1, 2011 in Taiwan