TIPO will authorize an extension of up to five years in the case of there being a certain period of time during which your patent right cannot be utilized after it is granted and your patent right is in the field of pharmaceuticals or agricultural chemicals, or the manufacturing process, and you are required to take some specific action or obtain permission, such as permission required under the regulation on public safety.

You must file an application with TIPO in order to extend your invention patent right. However, the decision as to whether your patent can be extended will ultimately be rendered by the patent examiners.

For further information, visit the Regulations Governing the Determination of Patent Term Extension at:

https://www.tipo.gov.tw/en/cp-293-332328-8c3aa-2.html

• Publish Date : 2020-09-11
• Update : 2022-07-26
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