Organisation: Taiwan Intellectual Property Office

Revised guidelines for trademark disputes set to improve hearing process

The Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs has published its amended guidelines that govern hearings in trademark cases. The revisions aim to streamline and enhance the process of deciding disputes by introducing remote and preliminary hearings and provisions on judges’ disclosure of inner convictions.

03 July 2024

Amendments to Trademark Act impose stricter restrictions on trademark agents and introduce accelerated examination system

Anticipated changes to Taiwan’s trademark legislation have now come into force, requiring potential agents to register with the IP office and allowing applicants that meet certain criteria to file for accelerated examination in urgent cases.

08 May 2024

Start-ups can gain design protection faster with new accelerated examination programme

TIPO’s new pilot programme allows certain applicants to swiftly secure protection for their design patents, facilitates rapid responses to counterfeit designs and assists award winners and start-ups to obtain patent rights.

27 September 2023

Apple, Alibaba and Uni-President Enterprise among top filers for green marks in Taiwan

Taiwan’s IP office has released a report analysing the number of green trademark applications filed in the past 10 years. It also reveals that the majority of green-mark strategies are based on energy saving, pollution control and energy products.

20 September 2023

Companies must be careful when labelling products with patent numbers following FTC fine

Certificate numbers must be marked on patented products, according to the IP Office and Taiwan’s Patent Act. However, the Fair Trade Commission’s steep fine imposed on a company for using an invalidated patent number highlights the dire consequences of misleading consumers.

19 July 2023

Three major changes to Taiwan’s Trademark Act that applicants need to know

Taiwan’s recently amended Trademark Act now includes: an accelerated review mechanism, regulations on trademark agents and a new indicative fair use defence against infringement – all key updates for rights holders.

07 June 2023

Valentino decision unifies conflicting interpretations of well-known trademarks

The Supreme Administrative Court’s Valentino ruling aims to foster harmony amid disagreements surrounding the IP Office’s seemingly controversial opinion on protection for well-known marks, which imposes harsher restrictions than those found in the Trademark Act.

19 April 2023

Samsung sues ex-IP head; Why late SEP disclosure is no problem; US patent sales latest; Huawei’s IP priorities revealed; Xperi licensing boss to leave; plus much more

Get ready for the new working week with a summary of all the stories posted on the IAM platform over the past seven days

27 February 2022

TSMC’s appetite for IP boosts Taiwan patent system

Strong patent demand from chip sector helps invention filings reach highest level since 2014

23 February 2022

TSMC powers Taiwanese corporates to 20% patent filing boost

Chipmaking giant filed more applications at home in the first six months of this year than in all of 2020

05 August 2021