The provisions governing matters relating to patent applications are relaxed after promulgation of the amended Enforcement Rules of the Patent Act
On June 24, 2020, the Enforcement Rules of the Patent Act was amended to relax regulation, and broaden public participation in examinations to increase examination quality.
Changes made to the name of designated goods and services for trademark registration, as well as cross index references
In order to align the goods and services classification more closely with the actual business scenarios, TIPO added/amended 468 items and deleted 14 items in names of designated goods and services for trademark registration. Also, it added/amended 16 names of groups/sub-groups or notes in total. The above changes took effect on July 1, 2020.
Analysis of trademark applications and the trend in business development in the past decade
In recent years, TIPO has been publishing patent application analysis reports of domestic and foreign businesses’ patent portfolios and the trend in their development. These reports have received great attention from various sectors.
Relief for the delay of statutory or specified time period of atent and trademark cases due to the Covid-19 pandemic
TIPO announced the relief for the delay of statutory or specified time period due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
TIPO offers six services to fight against COVID-19
As a response to the continued spread of COVID-19 around the world, TIPO offers the following six services, “patent analysis for the ‘national mask team,’” “making the information of global pandemic prevention relevant patents accessible,” “potential COVID-19 drugs related Taiwan patent information,” “ pandemic prevention related trademark hotline,” “reinstatement if applicants fail to comply within a statutory time period,” and “smart home consultations plus online applications,” to facilitate the diffusion of technologies, help industry focus on R&D, and instill new energy into the fight against the disease.
