2019 Annual Report Intellectual Property Office

IV. e–ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Year 2019 73,012,426 58,003,251 36,074,259 17,642,483 5,734,310 Number of Downloads in the Dataset of Patent and Trademark Gazette Since 2013 Accumulated Downloads in the Dataset of Past Gazette of Published Patents and Disclosed Inventions Prior to 2013 Open Data To revitalize industry data's utilization and analysis, TIPO opened up its dataset of Patent and Trademark Gazette (the Gazette) since 2013 for download. As of the end of 2019, the cumulative numbers of published patents, disclosed inventions and published trademark registrations being opened up in the dataset reached 1.38 million. There were 5,569 downloads of over 150 million files in 2019. To expand the scope of usability, TIPO officially opened up its dataset of Past Gazette of Published Patents and Disclosed Inventions (texts and images) prior to 2013 in September. By the end of 2019, there were 647 downloads of over 73 million files. Patent and Trademark Open Data https://tiponet.tipo.gov.tw/Gazette/ OpenData/OD/OD01.aspx 66,711,538 76,173,089 77,483,004 153,720,572 2016 2017 2018 2019 Year To align with the amended International (Nice) Classification of Goods and Services (NCL11-2019 and NCL11-2020), TIPO published a list of designated goods/services and changes concerning applications for trademark registrations. TIPO also reminded applicants wishing to e-file trademark applications after January 1, 2020 to download the latest changes to benefit from reduced filing fees. TIPO updated the Taiwan-Japan Concordance of Similar Group Codes (Corresponding to NCL11- 2019) and the Cross-Strait Concordance of Similar Group Codes (Corresponding to NCL11-2019). Both are available on the TIPO website for use by residents, applicants from Japan and mainland China. More Useful Information on Patent and Trademark Applications Nice Classification Search Function for Similar Group Codes of Goods/Services To align with the periodic revisions of the International (Nice) Classification, TIPO referenced WIPO's early publication mechanism and added the "exporting all classes" to the current "Search Function for Group Codes of Goods and Services." The purpose is to make it more convenient for users to read and take advantage of the latest information, as well as to provide them with full-text access to the information on goods and services following the revisions before they take effect. 2019 TIPOANNUAL REPORT 53