Global Innovation Policy Center

March 15, 2017

Taiwan


Primary Sources

  • Accelerated Examination Program (AEP) (2013)
  • Copyright Act (2016)
  • Copyright Collective Management Organization Act (2013)
  • Directions Defining the Content of the Subparagraphs of Paragraph 3 of Article 80-2 of the Copyright Act (2013)
  • Enforcement Rules of the Patent Act (2016)
  • Enforcement Rules of the Trademark Act (2016)
  • Enforcement/Interpretations Guidelines for the Copyright Act, promulgated on September 1, 2004 (2013)
  • Examination Guidelines for the Protection of Well-known Trademarks under Subparagraph 11 of Paragraph 1 of Article 30 of the Trademark Act (2014)
  • Examination Guidelines on Certification Marks, Collective Trademarks and Collective Membership Marks (2014)
  • Examination Guidelines on Distinctiveness of Trademarks (2014)
  • Examination Guidelines on Likelihood of Confusion (2014)
  • Examination Guidelines on Non-Traditional Trademarks (2014)
  • Fair Trade Act (2015)
  • Fair Trade Commission Disposal Directions (Guidelines) on Technology Licensing Arrangements (2015)
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  • Implementation Regulations for Suspension of Release of Goods Infringing on Copyright or Plate Rights by Customs Authorites (2013)
  • Implementation Regulations for Suspension of Release of Goods Infringing on Copyright or Plate Rights by Customs Authorities (2013)
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  • Operational Points on Hearings for Trademark Dispute Cases (2014)
  • Operational Points on Submitting a Proposal for Invalidation of a Trademark Registration by Trademark Examiners (2014)
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  • Patent Act (2014)
  • Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) (2013)
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  • Regulations for Application Fee Concerning Registration of Pledges of Copyright (2013)
  • Regulations for Fees Charged for Copyright Collective Management Organizations (2013)
  • Regulations for Ratifying Patent Term Extension (2014)
  • Regulations for Reduction and Exemption of Patent Annuities (2016)
  • Regulations for the Deposit of Biological Material for Patent Application (2015)
  • Regulations Governing Application for Approval of Compulsory License of Musical Works and Royalties for Use Thereof (2013)
  • Regulations Governing Application for Approval of License of Works of unknown Owner of Copyrights and Royalties for Use Thereof (2013)
  • Regulations Governing Customs Detaining Goods Suspected of Patent Infringement (2014)
  • Regulations Governing Customs Measures in Protecting the Rights and Interests of Trademark (2014)
  • Regulations Governing Implementation of ISP Civil Liability Exemption (2013)
  • Regulations Governing Invention and Creation Awards (2015)
  • Regulations Governing On-the-job Training of Patent Attorney and Patent Agent (2016)
  • Regulations Governing Submission of Foreign Language Application Documents (2016)
  • Regulations Governing the Implementation of Filing Patent Applications and Services by Electronic Means (2015)
  • Regulations Governing the Implementation of Filing Trademark Applications and Services by Electronic Means (2015)
  • Regulations of Copyright Dispute Mediation (2013)
  • Regulations of Patent Fees (2016)
  • Standards for Application Fees Related to Copyright Affairs (2013)
  • Standards for Compensation for Fair Use of Works in Paragraph Four, Article 47 of the Copyright Act (2013)
  • Standards of Trademark Fees (2012)
  • The Illustrated Contents of Each Kind of Works in Paragraph 1, Article 5 of the Copyright Act (2013)
  • Trade Secrets Act (2013)
  • Trademark Act (2016)

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