Page 7 - 2018 Annual Report Taiwan Intellectual Property Office

HIGHLIGHTS IN 2018
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TIPO ANNUAL REPORT
Invention Patent
Average first office action pendency was 8.7 months. Average disposal pendency was 14.0 months.
Trademark
Average first office action pendency was 4.97 months. Average disposal pendency was 6.7 months.
Copyright
The Copyright Carnival was held in May.
The industries were encouraged to participate in the Follow the Money voluntary agreement in June.
4 events on copyright in cultural and creative industries were held in August.
The 2018 APEC Workshop on the Best Licensing Practices of Collective Management Organizations (CMOs) to MSMEs was held in October.
The first draft amendment to the Copyright Collective Management Organization Act was submitted in October.
IPR Laws and Regulations
The Guidelines on the Hearing System for Patent Invalidity Cases took effect on March 30.
The Amended Regulations for Patent Term Extension (PTE) Registration took effect on April 1.
The Amended Examination Guidelines for Patent Term Extension (PTE) Registration took effect on April 1.
The Amended Guidelines for Procedural Examination and Patent Rights Management took effect on November 1.
The Amended Patent Attorney Act took effect on November 21. International Cooperation
The MOU between TIPO and the EUIPO on bilateral IPR cooperation was signed in January.
The Taiwan-Canada PPH MOTTAINAI program came into effect in February.
The MOU between Taiwan and Japan on patent dossier information exchange was signed in November.
Support for Industrial Sectors
33 seminars on Increasing Domestic Patent Capacity and Value were held.
10 information sessions on Enhancing Innovation Capabilities and IPR Awareness for SMEs were held.
9 sessions of seminars, visits and forums on issues of maintaining confidentiality of trade secrets were held.
Analytical reports on IPR regimes in Southeast Asian and South Asian countries were published.
e-Services
Global Patent Search System was launched in January.
Reissuing certificates printed with QR code was launched in March. The rate of e-receipt was 81.4%.
The rate of e-filing for patent applications was 74.0 %.
The rate of e-filing for trademark applications was 77.5 %.
The rate of e-delivery of patent documents was 81.5 %.
The rate of e-delivery of trademark documents was 69.4 %.
HIGHLIGHTS IN 2018