The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) recently published draft amendments to 53 articles of the Trademark Act. Among other changes, the amendments introduce a new TIPO Appeal and Dispute Board, which will be responsible for deliberating on trademark remedy cases. This article summarises the main changes that the amendments introduce.
On 30 November 2018 the Taiwan-Japan Relations Association and the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association signed a memorandum of understanding on the exchange of patent file wrappers to facilitate the sharing of file histories and other relevant information sought by applicants and patent examiners between Taiwan and Japan. On 12 January 2021, after two years of preparation, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) announced the pilot of a shared platform for accessing patent examination documents.
TIPO s new platform will enable the public to obtain published or announced patent examination file wrappers for invention and utility model patents instantly. Users will be able to obtain the following information by entering an application number, publication number, patent number or European Patent Office worldwide bibliographic data number:
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On 30 December 2020 the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) published its proposed amendments to provisions of the Patent Act, which are now open to the public for comments. If passed, the amendments will significantly restructure Taiwan’s patent appeal system.
TIPO would establish a review board, which will specifically hear and review the following patent cases:
Ex partes proceedings – this includes re-examination (where a patent applicant appeals against the rejection of their patent application) and applications for patent extension, post-grant amendments and any appeals against the examiners’ rulings made during the patent application proceedings.
Inter partes proceedings – this includes invalidation actions (where an applicant challenges the validity of a granted patent) and petitions to disqualify granted extensions (where an applicant challenges the lawfulness of a granted patent extension).
Yen-Bin Gu of Saint Island Intellectual Property Group explains how TIPO has reacted to the regulations introduced to counter lengthy invalidation actions