◎ Specification of the patent application

◎ Scanned copy of the power of attorney

◎ Scanned copy of the priority document or DAS code, if available

◎ Scanned copy of deed of assignment, if available

◎ Related information of applicants and inventors

◎ File directly under the Paris Convention within 12 months from the earliest priority date.

◎ The Taiwan patent filing shall be translated into Traditional Chinese. If filed in another language, a translation into Traditional Chinese must be provided within 4 months from the filing date.

◎ AEP

(1) Foreign Related Patent Approval: 

If the corresponding foreign patent has undergone substantive examination and been granted approval by the overseas intellectual property office, applicants may submit Office Actions (OAs), search reports, and other relevant documents to request acceleration.

(2) Office Actions from EPO, JPO, or USPTO: 

If the European Patent Office (EPO), Japan Patent Office (JPO), or United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued an Office Action, applicants can accelerate their application by submitting the OA, search report, and related documents.

(3) Commercial Importance: 

If the invention is crucial for commercial exploitation and already in practical use, applicants must provide a copy of the authorization application, evidence of commercial use (e.g., licensing agreements, marketing brochures, commercial catalogs), and pay the required fees to request acceleration.

(4) Green Technology Patents: 

If the invention involves green technologies, applicants must provide explanations and supporting documents demonstrating its relevance to recognized green technology fields in Taiwan.

◎ PPH

When a patent application is filed in Taiwan claiming priority from a US, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Polish or Canadian application or a PCT application with the US, Japan, Korea, Spain, Poland or Canada specified as the designated country, the applicant can take advantage of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programme.

◎ Specification of the utility model application

◎ Scanned copy of the power of attorney

◎ Scanned copy of the priority document or DAS code, if available

◎ Scanned copy of deed of assignment, if available

◎ Related information of applicants and inventors

◎ File directly under the Paris Convention within 12 months from the earliest priority date.

◎ File directly under the Paris Convention within 12 months from the earliest priority date.

◎ TIPO adopts formality examination instead of substantive examination for a utility model patent application. After the application is accepted, TIPO will automatically conduct the formality examination.

◎ When TIPO issues a notification of reasons for refusal, the applicants residing overseas shall respond to the notification within 2 months (while local applicants shall respond within 1 month). However, for overseas applicants, it is available to request for a 2-month extension (while for local applicants, 1 month) before the deadline.

◎ If no response is filed before the mentioned deadline, the TIPO will render a refusal decision eventually.

◎ If the application documents are well-prepared, it generally takes around 3-6 months from filing to granting.

◎ Drawings and specification of the design application

◎ Scanned copy of the power of attorney

◎ Scanned copy of the priority document or DAS code, if available

◎ Scanned copy of deed of assignment, if available

◎ Related information of applicants and inventors

◎ If priority is claimed, the application must be filed within 6 months from the earliest priority date.

◎ In China, design patents undergo formal examination, whereby if no grounds for rejection are found during the preliminary examination of the design patent application, the design patent right can be granted. 

◎ A design patent application should involve only one design/embodiment. However, two or more articles that belong to the same class and that are customarily sold or used together may be filed as one design. “Same class” is taken to mean articles categorized under the same class in the International Classification for Industrial Designs.

◎ If the application documents are well-prepared, it generally takes around 8-12 months from filing to granting.