2019 Annual Report Intellectual Property Office

APPENDIX 01 Calendar of Events 01 TIPO published the amendment to Chapter 4 ("Unity of Invention") and Chapter 14 ("Biology-Related Invention") of Part Two ("Substantive Examination of Invention Patents") of the Patent Examination Guidelines, which took effect on the same day. 24 TIPO published the Guidelines for SMEs to Take Reasonable Trade Secret Protection Measures as reference for enterprises. 26 TIPO and the Taiwan Association for Trade Secrets Protection (TTSP) cohosted the 2019 Seminar on Reasonable Confidentiality Measures for Trade Secrets in Taipei. 08 The second 2019 Seminar on Reasonable Confidentiality Measures for Trade Secrets was held in Taichung. 20 TIPO and the European Economic and Trade Office (EETO) held the 2019 Taiwan- EU Seminar on Geographical Indications in Taipei. 21 The 2019 Taiwan-EU Economic and Trade Consultation IPR Working Group meeting was convened. 25 The 2019 TIPO-USPTO Exchange of Best Practices on Trademark Examination was held in Taiwan for the first time. 02 TIPO published the amendment to the Programs on Hearings for Patent Invalidation Cases. 03 The third 2019 Seminar on Reasonable Confidentiality Measures for Trade Secrets was held in Tainan. 11 TIPO attended the 2019 International Seminar on Digital Piracy and Trade Secrets held by the Ministry of Justice and the US Department of Justice. Jan 02/26 04/11 03/20 Feb Mar Apr 84