Since 1 July 2008, original Taiwanese patents, utility models and designs have been available in PDF format via an English search interface at http://twpat.tipo.gov.tw/twcgi/twpat2_e?149:1820232580:20:::@@114557. The service is equipped for searches by numbers, dates, IPC classes and keywords and offers English abstracts for patents and bibliographic information for utility models and designs. Basic legal status information for Taiwanese documents is also availablein English. For more details, see the article on page 8.
… TIPO's Annual Report 2007 is now available on their English website?
You can download the report of the Taiwanese Patent Office (TIPO) at http://www.tipo.gov.tw/en/AllInOne_Show.aspx?path=2566&guid=000083de-a7f6-45cb-870e-687ea2bafb28&lang=en-us
... TIPO has launched its e-filing system "TIPONET"?
On 26 August 2008, the Taiwan Patent Office (TIPO) launched an e-filing system for patents and trade marks, which can be accessed at the following URL: http://tiponet.tipo.gov.tw/home/. In order to encourage applicants to use online instead of paper filing, the application fee has been reduced by approximately EUR 13 per document for patents and EUR 6.5 for trade marks. By using the online filing system, applicants can save about 16 % of the application fee for patents and up to 10% for trade mark applications. For the time being, applications can only be submitted during TIPO's service hours (Monday to Friday between 8.00 and 17.00 hrs). However, TIPO is planning to implement a 24/7 service in the near future.
Further details are available in a news item at: http://www.tipo.gov.tw/en/News_NewsContent.aspx?NewsID=3234 (English) and http://www.tipo.gov.tw/ch/News_NewsContent.aspx?NewsID=2926 (Chinese) and in a section on e-filing on TIPO's website at the following URL: http://www.tipo.gov.tw/ch/AllInOne_Show.aspx?path=2902&guid=2fdc0ec7-fd02-4746-b9b7-c0a827386db8&lang=zh-tw (Chinese).
...Taiwan inaugurated its first Intellectual Property Court on 1 July 2008?
In order to improve the settlement of disputes related to intellectual property, Taiwan has established a special IP court which will handle civil, criminal and administrative cases. The court will hear cases related to all types of intellectual property rights. In addition to their legal background, the judges of the court will have knowledge in different technical fields. Patent examiners from the Taiwan Patent Office (TIPO) will provide further technical expertise to the court. (Further information can be found on the Taiwan Patent Office's English website at: http://www.tipo.gov.tw/eng/press/ne20080701.asp)
... the Taiwanese Patent Office (TIPO) has relaunched its free English patent search system TWPAT?
From 1 July 2008 onwards, original documents of Taiwanese patents, utility models and designs will be available in PDF format via an English search interface at http://twpat.tipo.gov.tw/twcgi/twpat2_e?149:1820232580:20:::@@114557. In addition, the source has been equipped with new interfaces which can be searched by numbers, dates, IPC classes and keywords to retrieve English abstracts for patents and bibliographic information for utility models and designs. Basic legal status information for Taiwanese documents is now also available in English via this source.
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