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June 2019

The Patent Law is amended to extend the term of a design patent from 12 years to 15 years and to enhance examination efficiency (Taiwan)

May 2019

Unless a specification has clearly indicated that the patent claims should be limited to embodiments and drawings, the restrictive conditions of the specification and drawings should not read on the patent claims (Taiwan)

April 2019

If an invention whose patent rights have been granted is deemed in violation of the Patent Law, evidence may be submitted to the dedicated agency to invalidate the patent; and if the evidence is verified, a disposition that upholds the invalidation should certainly be rendered (Taiwan)

June 2018

Amendments to the Rules for Approving the Extension of Patent Term (Taiwan)

March 2018

Except when a description has clearly indicated that the patent claims should be limited to embodiments and drawings, the restrictive conditions of the description and drawings should not read on the patent claims (Taiwan)

November 2017

When a patent claim is examined, the overall context of the claim should still be observed to understand its complete literal meaning(Taiwan)

August 2017

A technical evaluation report for utility model patent is not a precondition for bringing an action or exercising patent rights

August 2017

The major obligation of patent licensors is to allow their licensees to exercise patent rights pursuant to the licensing agreement during the term of license, but they are not obligated to transfer patent rights to the licensees(Taiwan)

August 2017

Although the examination of inventive steps may be conducted by determining a combination of invalidation evidence, still it should be considered if such combination is obvious to persons with ordinary skills in the art associated with the invention(Taiwan)

August 2017

Partial Amendments to the Enforcement Rules of the Patent Law(Taiwan)
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