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Expedited Patent Examination in Chinese Taipei

Explore the types of expedited patent examination available at TIPO, including the Accelerated Examination Program and PPH. Learn about the TW-SUPA program, its requirements, and necessary documents for expediting patent examination at TIPO.

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Expedited Patent Examination in Chinese Taipei

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  1. Expedited Patent Examinationin Chinese Taipei Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) Chinese Taipei

  2. Outline • Types of expedited patent examinationavailable at TIPO • Statistical data for AEP and PPH 3. Introduction for a new measure, TW-SUPA

  3. Expedited Patent Examination at TIPO * Abbreviations: PE, Prioritized Examination; AEP, Accelerated Examination Program; PPH, Patent Prosecution Highway; TW-SUPA, TW-Support Using PPH Agreement

  4. Statistics of AEP requests by foreign and domestic applicants (2009~2011) 2011 2010 2009

  5. AEP Statistical Data

  6. TIPO-USPTO PPH Statistical Data

  7. TW-SUPA (TW-Support Using PPH Agreement) Expediting Patent Examination in TIPO First Application Decision to grant the patent Office Action TW-SUPA Request OFF (TIPO) Within 6 months Application Including Allowable Claim(s) OSF Corresponding Foreign Application Expediting Patent Examination in OSF PPH Request International Priority

  8. TW-SUPA • Requirements • The application is a TW invention application which forms the base for International priority by a corresponding foreign application, and the corresponding foreign application was filed in the Patent Office which has a PPH agreement with TIPO. • The applicant should file a request for examination under the TW-SUPA pilot program with TIPO within six months of filing the corresponding foreign application. • The applicant has been notified that a substantive examination for the application will begin shortly, but a first examination report on the application has not been issued. • The application has been laid-open prior to filing for TW-SUPA; if not, the applicant must request her/his application be published early pursuant to Article 36 paragraph 2 of the Patent Act.

  9. TW-SUPA • Required documents • A request form indicating the Taiwan patent application number, as well as the country of the corresponding foreign application, its application number and filing date • A copy of proof of filing the corresponding foreign application • Copies of at least two prior art references that the applicant thinks are most closely related to the invention, as well as reasons showing the claims to be patentable over each reference cited • The request fee for TW-SUPA is NT$4,000

  10. Thank you for your patience cy20221@tipo.gov.tw

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