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Trademark Laws and Examination Guidelines
Trademark Act and Regulations
• Proposed amendment to the Trademark Act
In response to international trends of legislative amendments and demands for improving Taiwan’s examination practices, TIPO focused on trademark examination and enforcing protection of trademark rights to address 10 issues such as the eligibility of applicants who are groups other than juridical persons, and the grounds for refusal. In October and November, TIPO held two information sessions to seek public feedback which in turn would be used in drafting the amendment to the Trademark Act in 2019.
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Trademark Laws and Regulations
• Enforcement Rules of the Trademark Act
Article 19 of the Enforcement Rules of the Trademark Act was amended and promulgated on June 7. Specifically, the Schedule stipulated in Article 19 was deleted. Furthermore, based on the amended Paragraph 2 of Article 19, the Registrar Office now has the authority to publish the Classification of Goods and Services according to the latest headings of classes under the International (Nice) Classification of Goods and Services published by WIPO.
Guidelines of Trademark Examination
• Examination Guidelines on Procedural Examination of Applications for Trademark Registration
To make administrative procedures more transparent, TIPO sought and compiled public feedback and published the Examination Guidelines on Procedural Examination of Applications for Trademark Registration on October 19.
• Examples of Elements that No Disclaimer Is Required
In response to the trends for goods and services in the market, TIPO amended and adjusted texts and organization of the Examples of Elements that No Disclaimer Is Required to facilitate understanding and compliance by trademark examiners and the public. After seeking and compiling public feedback, TIPO promulgated the Examples on June 5.
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Copyright Act and Related Laws
In response to digital convergence, TIPO spared no effort to build up a sound copyright legal regime. The Legislative Yuan completed the first reading of the draft amendment to the Copyright Act on November 10, 2017, and submitted it to the Committee of Economic Affairs for further
Copyright Laws and Regulations
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