Countries IP system

Taiwan patent and trademark system

Invention patent

  • Patent term:
    20 years starting from filing date
  • Document required:
    Specification, drawings, power of attorney and affidavit
  • Patent prosecution:
    Investigation examination procedure Patent publications will take place 18 months after the filing date (priority date)/from 1st July 2004
  • Maintenance fee:
    Annual payment from approve date

Utility model patent

  • Patent term:
    10 years starting from filing date
  • Document required:
    Specification, drawings, power of attorney and affidavit
  • Patent prosecution:
    Formality examination procedure/from 1st July 2004
  • Maintenance fee:
    Annual payment from approve date
  • Related term:
    Utility enforcement rights required technical evaluation report /from 1st July 2004

Design patent

  • Patent term:
    12 years starting from filing date
  • Document required:
    Specification, drawings, power of attorney and affidavit
  • Patent prosecution:
    Investigation examination procedure
  • Maintenance fee:
    Annual payment from approve date

Trademark

  • Trademark term:
    10 years from register date, renewal for every 10 years term
  • Trademark format:
    words, logo, symbol, color or other combination
  • Document required:
    Words/logo, merchandise class/detail, power of attorney, applicant document
  • Usage term:
    Trademark has not been use for 3 consecutive years will be revoke.
  • Renewal term:
    Renewal 6 month before expires date.