Taiwan Patent Registration
 
Patent Type:    
                          
1 Invention: This shall have legal effect from the date of publication and shall expire 20 years after the filing date of the application.
2 Model: This shall have legal effect from the date of publication and shall expire 10 years after the filing date of the application.
3 Design: This shall have legal effect from the date of publication and shall expire 12 years after the filing date of the application.
 
Required Documents
 Specification, claims, abstract and drawings on A4 paper (29.7cm x 21 cm).
 Full details of the inventor (name, address, nationality) .
 Full details of the applicant (name, address, nationality), if the applicant is a company, the legal representative's name is also required .
 One set of power of attorney (POA) form which is duly signed by the applicant company's representative (no notarization/legalization is required).
 One set of assignment signed by the inventor if the applicant is not the inventor.
 If convention priority is claimed, priorities date country, application no. and a
 certified copy of priority documents.
 
Examine Procedure 
 Invention: After filing, the first office action will generally take place within 15-18 from the filling date . If we receive the allowance notice for the patent , we must pay the issue fee within three months. Once the patent issue fee is paid, the application is proceeded to publish .
 Utility Model: After filing, the first office action will generally take place within 6-8 from the filling date . If we receive the allowance notice for the patent , we must pay the issue fee within three months. Once the patent issue fee is paid, the application is proceeded to publish .
 Design: After filing, the first office action will generally take place within12-14 from the filling date . If we receive the allowance notice for the patent , we must pay the issue fee within three months. Once the patent issue fee is paid, the application is proceeded to publish .
 
 Application Process
Patent Filing
Preliminary Exam
Patent Publication: 18 months from the priority date
Formal Examination Request: Before 36 months from the filing date. Must be • requested after 60 days from the patent publication date.
90 days to respond office action from the formal examination.
Acceptance or rejection
Payment of the Final Taxes and Title.
 
 Validity of patent
Concession of the Patent Grant: 20 years
Concession of the Utility Model or Design Application: 15 years
 
Patent Priority
All the member states of WTO can claim patent priority in Taiwan, except People's Republic of China. Please note that for Invention and UtilityModel , applications must be filed within one year from the first filing date; for New Design, applications must be filed within six months from the first filing date.