TIPO Statistics Report: Patent and Trademark Applications in 2020
In 2020, overall patent applications decreased by 3% to 72,238 cases. Of these, invention (46,664) and design patent applications (8,019) decreased by 3% and 9%, while utility model patent applications (17,555) remained stable. For trademark applications, 94,089 cases (covering 119,660 classes) were filed—the highest number recorded ever since TIPO’s founding in 1999. As to examination efficiency, the average disposal pendency was 13.9 months and 6.5 months for invention patent applications and trademark applications respectively, allowing applicants to benefit from a fast and effective examination service.
English-Chinese Comparison Table According to Revised Nice Classification (11th Edition, Version 2021)
WIPO has released the 11th edition (Version 2021) of the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks. The revised list is effective as of January 1, 2021. TIPO has already published reference material in the form of an English-Chinese comparison table and a chart highlighting the latest changes to the names of goods and services.
TIPO’s Industry Patent Knowledge Base – Your Ticket to Enhanced Innovation and IP Protection Awareness
In 2017, TIPO unveiled its Patent Data Navigation Plan. By collecting and releasing patent data from all of the IP5, along with its own, TIPO has made huge amounts of information accessible, ready to be analyzed and used. Thanks to the launch of the Industry Patent Knowledge Base under the Plan, businesses can keep up to date with the most recent global trends in technology.
Changes and Revisions of Designated Goods “Medicated Toiletry Preparations; Medicated Shampoos; Medicated Mouthwashes” Effective from January 1, 2021
In response to Ministry of Health and Welfare’s new revision of Specification for Cosmetics for Specific Use under “Cosmetics Hygiene and Safety Management Act”, TIPO has announced that the designation on the groups of goods for “medicated toiletry preparations; medicated shampoos” and “medicated mouthwashes” in class 5 will no longer be acceptable from January 1, 2021. Details are as follows:
Statistics on Patent and Trademark Applications Received by TIPO, IP5 and TM5 in 2019
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 mostly up in 2019. Regarding invention patent and trademark applications filed by Taiwanese nationals with IP5 and TM5, the USA and China were the two main jurisdictions for portfolio building.
