TIPO releases “Guides for Using Punctuation Marks When Writing Titles of Claimed Goods or Services for Trademark Registration”
2019/09/12 TaiwanWhen it comes to trademark application, non-unified punctuation marks are often seen in the titles of claimed goods and services, and this can lead to discrepancy in determining the claimed items.
To effectively define the punctuation marks used for titles of claimed goods or services, helping applicants, third-parties, and examiners to clearly pinpoint the scope of the claimed goods or services, and to set unified standard for trademark registration and examination, “Guides for Using Punctuation Marks When Writing Titles of Claimed Goods or Services for Trademark Registration” was published on July 22, 2019 for applicants to use as references, which will come into force on January 16, 2020.
Using the right punctuation marks is helpful for counting the number of claimed goods or services in the application system, thereby estimating the application fees. It also helps people to understand the scope of using the claimed goods or services. From now on, applicants are encouraged to write the titles of claimed goods or services with the punctuation marks according to the guides. TIPO will carry out more relevant measures in order to further disseminate the correct application and registration information.
For more information, please visit: https://www.tipo.gov.tw/dl.asp?filename=97221514963.pdf
2019-09-12
