New Taiwan Patent Act Took Effect on 1 January 2013
The Legislative Yuan of the ROC (Taiwan) completed the amendment
to the Patent Act on 29 November 2011 and the amended provisions
were promulgated by the President on 21 December 2011 and took
effect on 1 January 2013. To cope with the implementation of the
amended Patent Act, the Enforcement Rules of the Patent Act
("Enforcement Rules") were amended and the amended
Enforcement Rules simultaneously took effect on 1 January 2013. The
major amendments are summarized as follows:
- Chapter Restructure of the Enforcement
Rules
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The structure of the Enforcement Rules has been re-arranged to
include six chapters: General Provisions, Application for and
Review of Invention Patent, Application for and Review of Utility
Model Patent, Application for and Review of Design Patent, Patent
Right, and Supplementary Provisions. Relevant provisions are
provided under these six chapters, respectively. It is stipulated
that the
