| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
A Look at TIPO Fee Income & Budget |
|
 |
| |
By Bravo Li, NAIP Editorial; Translated by Jeffrey Chang, NAIP Editorial |
|
|
|
|
| |
In 2010, total income from fees at the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office reached a staggering 3.37 billion NT dollars, up nearly 3 times the income from when TIPO was first established in 1999. In contrast, the budget allocated to TIPO by Taiwans central government, has dropped from 1.74 billion in 1999 to 1.47 billion. |
| |
|
>> Read |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
| |
Procedures & Information for those affected by the Tohoku District Earthquake |
|
|
|
| |
To support patent filers and organizations following the March 11th earthquake off the eastern coast of Japan, the JPO has created a webpage listing various handling procedures and information. For those were or are currently unable to file patent applications, the JPO has released an electronic form, and is also accepting written statements with the applications through post. Other procedures, such as requests for corrections or return of fees, must completed within 14 days from the time it becomes possible. Note, however, that this time allowance is limited to 6 months after lapse of the standard deadline for the relevant procedure. Further details and regular updates can be found here. |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
 |
| |
New Discriminative Charging Policy for Taiwan Accelerated Examination |
|
|
|
| |
Beginning July 1st, 2011, TIPO's Accelerated Examination Program (AEP), which aims to reduce time to grant for Taiwan invention patent applications, will implement discriminatory charging. No charge is levied if the application's foreign counterpart application has been granted by a foreign patent authority, or if the patent authority in Europe, Japan or the United States has issued an examination notice or search report. However, an NTD 4,000 charge will be levied if the sole reason is that expedited examination is necessary for commercial practice. Furthermore, under these conditions, an applicant may abuse the program to test patentability of an application. As a result, TIPO now requires the applicant file for early disclosure (incurring an NTD 1,000 fee) if the application has not already been disclosed. Further details can be found here (Chinese). |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
TIPO to Reduce Design Patent Annuities |
| |
By Anita Li, NAIP Editorial |
|
|
|
|
| |
On 1 July 2011, new patent annuities for Taiwan design patents will go into effect. Patent annuities for design patents will be reduced by over 40%. For qualified small and medium-sized businesses, academic organizations and natural persons, the reduction will be even greater at nearly 55%. |
| |
|
>> Read |
| |
Towards a Community Patent for Europe |
| |
By Charl Goussard, NAIP Patent Legal Research |
|
|
|
|
| |
A true European Patent is closer than ever, as draft regulations on an "Enhanced Cooperation" program supported by 25 EU member-countries were recently released by the European Commission. Read on for a brief overview and history of this program and the anticipated "Community Patent." |
| |
|
>> Read |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Top 5 Filing Provinces of Invention Patents |
Top 5 Invention Patent Recipients |
13,691 |
Guangdong |
2,776 |
Huawei |
11,209 |
Beijing |
2,434 |
ZTE |
7,210 |
Jiangsu |
819 |
Hongfujin Precision Ind. |
6,867 |
Shanghai |
551 |
AU Optronics |
6,410 |
Zhejiang |
516 |
Sinopec |
|
|
| |
Data from www.gov.cn |
|
|
|
|
