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TIPO Releases 2025 Top 100 Patent Applicants(International & Legal Affairs Office)TIPO released its 2025 Statistical Rankings for Patent Applications and Grants. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) remained the top domestic applicant for invention patents for the tent... - 2
TIPO Statistics Report: Patent and Trademark Applications in 2025(International & Legal Affairs Office)In 2025, TIPO received a total of 71,965 patent applications, representing a 1% decrease from the previous year. Among them, invention patent applications (51,230) increased by 1%, while utility model... - 3
TIPO’s Coordinated Counseling with the Smart Aging Tech Industry to Help Businesses Identify Emerging Industry Opportunities(International & Legal Affairs Office)To facilitate the development of the smart aging industry in Taiwan and enhance the R&D capabilities of key technologies and patent portfolios of domestic enterprises, TIPO continued its coordinated i... - 4
TIPO’s Certificate Search System Offers Official Case-specific QR Codes to Facilitate Verification and Deter Infringement(International & Legal Affairs Office)To enhance the accessibility and market credibility of patent and trademark certificates, TIPO has optimized its "Certificate Search System" as of January 2026. The system now generates case-specific ... - 5
TIPO Assists Businesses in Adopting the Industrial Patent Knowledge Platform to Enhance Patent Portfolios and Technological Applications(International & Legal Affairs Office)To help domestic enterprises effectively utilize officially developed patent information tools and strengthen their R&D innovation capabilities, TIPO continued its industrial consultation initiatives ... - 6
TIPO Expands TIPONet Services: Online Changes to Patent Process Agents Now Available(International & Legal Affairs Office)To optimize administrative efficiency and reduce the burden of correspondence between applicants and the office, TIPO has expanded its "TIPONet" online services. The system now features a new function... - 7
TIPO Expands Web-based Patent Online Application System to Include Invention and Utility Model Patents, Effective January 2(International & Legal Affairs Office)To enhance the convenience of online patent filings, TIPO launched a web-based "Design Patent Online Application System" in December 2024 to complement the existing standalone electronic application s... - 8
TIPO Launches New Patent Annuity Reduction Policy: One-Time Application for Multi-Year Continuous Eligibility(International & Legal Affairs Office)To enhance administrative efficiency, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) has streamlined the application procedures for patent annuity reductions. This policy applies to two specific group... - 9
TIPO-ILPO Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Commences January 2, 2026, to Facilitate Global Patent Portfolios for Businesses(International & Legal Affairs Office)The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) and the Israel Patent Office (ILPO) have jointly announced that the TIPO–ILPO Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program will officially launch on January ... - 10
TIPO Releases Updated 2024 Patent Examination Guidelines: Part II, Chapters 1, 3, and 11(International & Legal Affairs Office)Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) has released the 2024 updated versions of the Patent Examination Guidelines, specifically for Chapters 1, 3, and 11 of Part II. These updates provide essenti... - 11
TIPO Launches New Online Platform on Standard-Essential Patents(International & Legal Affairs Office)With the rapid development of 5G, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things, standard-essential patents (SEPs) have become increasingly critical to global industrial competitiveness. To help... - 12
TIPO Releases Patent Landscape Analyses on Drone Power Systems and Silicon Photonics Packaging Materials(International & Legal Affairs Office)TIPO commissioned the Patent Search Center (PSC) to complete two patent landscape studies in 2025—one on drone power systems and another on advanced packaging materials for silicon photonic components...
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