【Updates】The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) published the Examination Guidelines on Procedural Examination of Applications for Trademark Registration on October 19, 2018.

The Guidelines comprise a total of 15 chapters: preamble, submitting and withdrawing of applications, application fees, trademark application form and filing date, right of priority and right of exhibition priority, applicants, agents, trademark reproductions, designated goods or services, notices stating grounds for intended refusal and disposition of refusal or acceptance of trademark applications, issuing a letter of consent to coexistence, division and restriction of designated goods or services, changes and corrections prior to registration, serving, calculation of period, and request for restoration to the status quo ante. The Guidelines are aimed at helping people understand procedural requirements in the application for trademark registration, providing more comprehensive protection of applicants’ rights and interests, as well as increasing efficiency in examining trademark applications for registration. TIPO encourages those interested to make use of the Guidelines.

For more information, please visit: https://www.tipo.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=684960&ctNode=7127&mp=1

(Source: Taiwan Intellectual Property Office)