TIPO has always strived for the highest standards when it comes to patent quality. As a further sign of this commitment, the office has been working on how to best encourage public/third-party in subm

Where an application is made for a compulsory license of a musical work, the written application form shall indicate the identity of the owner of the economic rights to the musical work. This allows t

On August 25, the Ministry of Economic Affairs released the Operational Directions for the Processing of Third-Party Observations on Patent Applications. These are designed to implement the provisions

The 2020 Taiwan Innotech Expo will take place from September 24 to 26 in Hall 1 of the Taipei World Trade Center. With approximately 900 exhibit booths, the event is set to feature a thousand differen

Following the launch of the cooperative program on mutual recognition of the deposit of biological materials for the purpose of patent procedure between Taiwan and Japan in 2015 and between Taiwan and

After having reviewed design patent examination practices in recent years, TIPO has drafted the amendment to parts of Chapter III on Substantive Examination Guidelines for Design Patents of the Examin

To improve domestic businesses’ abilities to build patent portfolios, TIPO is going to host the Information Sessions on Industrial Patent Portfolios on Patent Search. These events will illustrat

To assist businesses in establishing comprehensive protective mechanisms for trade secrets, TIPO and the Taiwan Association for Trade Secrets Protection (TTSP) will co-host the seminars on Appropriate

From July to October, TIPO will be hosting a series of six information sessions targeting cultural and creative industries and Internet copyright to address topics of must-know copyright for audio-vis