An inadequate understanding of intellectual property rights often leads start-ups to neglect IP protection, while insufficient capital can cause them to overlook the creation of patent portfolios alto

Figures released by USPTO, JPO, EPO/EUIPO, KIPO, and CNIPA (i.e. the world’s five major patent and trademark offices), show that invention patent, design patent, and trademark applications were

TIPO has released its English version of the “Patent Examination Guidelines, Part II: Substantive Examination for Invention Patents.” This should help to enhance the international IP commu

The 2020 EU-Taiwan Seminar on Protection of Internet Copyright took place on December 2 at Taipei's GIS MOTC Convention Center. The event, which was jointly organized by the Intellectual Property

To support the growth of startups, the government has been actively providing subsidies to nascent businesses. Newly founded companies in possession of patents have a greater chance of obtaining these

To promote a more widespread use of copyrighted works whose authors are unknown, TIPO has started offering a free “copyright holder search notice” publication service, which has been avail

For three years now, the number of invention patent applications filed with TIPO has been on the rise, with 2019 seeing a total of 45,650 cases, representing a year-on-year increase of 2.6%. In 2019,

In Q3 2020, TIPO received a total of 18,895 applications for invention, utility model and design patents, not much different from the same period last year. Applications for trademark registrations (2

To stay current with the latest technologies and to promote the development in digital innovation, TIPO reviewed design patent legal regimes and published the partial amendment to Chapter III: Substan