TIPO Annual Report 2023 Released
TIPO is pleased to announce the publication of its 2023 Annual Report, highlighting significant developments and achievements in intellectual property rights over the past year.
●The average first office action pendency and the average disposal pendency for invention patents were 8.9 and 14.4 months, respectively.
●The average first office action pendency and the average disposal pendency for trademarks were 6.2 and 7.5 months, respectively.
●AI assisted review, speeding up review efficiency: the Patent Specification Error Detection System was launched online in September, and the trademark image search function was completed in November.
Bolstering the IPR Regime
●Amendments to the Standards for Compensation for Fair Use of Works in Paragraph 3 of Article 47 of Copyright Act were promulgated in April.
●Amendments to the Trademark Act passed: accelerated examination program for trademark applications introduced in May.
●Revising the Regulations Governing the Determination of Patent Term Extension in July
Innovative Development of Industry IP
●IP Consultations for Core Industries in April : Building Patent Portfolios in Precision Health, Offshore Wind
●Patent Analysis for Key Industries in November, i.e. semiconductor industry waste treatment, AI chatbots, etc.
Digital Services and Patent/Trademark Searches
●The percentages of online patent and trademark applications were 90.3% and 90.6% months, respectively.
Expanding International IPR Collaborations
●Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents (PDX) for Design Patents between Taiwan and South Korea in July.
●Taiwan-US MOU on the Secure Exchange of Patent Data in November.
●Taiwan-US MOU on the Secure Exchange of Patent Data in November.
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- Publish Date : 2024-07-01
- Update : 2024-07-01
- Organization : International Legal Affairs Office
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