The Executive Yuan has passed amendments to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Management Act on April 21, 2022. The Act has been renamed the “Climate Change Response Act,” and officially declares net zero emission of greenhouse gases by 2050. The specific approach targets greenhouse gases from the manufacturing, transportation, agricultural industries, as well as from residential activities and utilizes negative carbon technology (carbon capture, storage, and reuse) and natural carbon sinks (forests and ocean sorption) to balance carbon emissions in order to reach net zero emissions. 

TIPO has added the “Green Industries” chapter to the Industry Trademark Application Strategy Manual for Designated Goods and Services, and the chapter is divided into six fields: “Green Energy,” “Clean Energy Transportation,” “Carbon Rights, Carbon Economy and Related Commercial Trading of Electricity,” “Pollution Treatment and Reutilization,” “Green Buildings to Zero-Carbon Buildings,” and “Green Industry-Related Certification Mark, Certification Process Guidance, and Educational Training.” This distinction will help industries understand the scope of trademark rights they should get to protect their businesses, make the right choice of designated good or service when registering a trademark, and cross-reference the goods and services listed in the NICE classification for their industry. The Industry Trademark Application Strategy Manual for Designated Goods and Services is available for public reference.

• Publish Date : 2022-08-24
• Update : 2022-09-06
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