Month: July 2020

The title of ‘Formality Examination on Utility Model Patents’ in volume 4 of the “Examination Guidelines for Patents” is amended to ‘Examination on Utility Model Patents’ and chapter 3 ‘Utility Model Patent Technical Report’ is added.   Announcement, amended chapter 1 (title amended), published version and marked-up version (corresponding preview version) of chapter 3 in …

Chapter 3, volume 4 of examination on utility model patents of the “Examination Guidelines for Patents” is amended and becomes effective as of August 1, 2020 Read More »

In order to remedy the situation concerning patent and trademark e-filings where transmission takes longer than usual due to file size or where failures occur in TIPO’s filing system that disrupts e-filing process, TIPO has amended the Regulations Governing the Implementation of Filing Patent Applications and Services by Electronic Means and the Regulations Governing the …

Amendments to “the Regulations Governing the Implementation of Filing Patent Applications and Services by Electronic Means and the Regulations Governing the Implementation of Filing Trademark Applications and Services by Electronic Means” Read More »