眾律國際專利商標事務所/眾律國際法律事務所

Ÿ   Innovation protection:

ž  - Safeguarding and creating value for one’s invention: the win-rate of plaintiffs in civil

    infringement cases went up to 25% in 2014.

ž   -Increasing the applicants’ competitiveness.

ž   -Reducing the danger of being accused of patent infringement.

Ÿ   TIPO’s efficient and convenient services:

ž  - Impressive patent examination speed: average pendency of first office action was

    lowered to 21.16 months and is still being shortened.

ž   -Impressive examination quality: only 6.9% of patent administrative litigation cases

    were revoked in 2014.

ž   -Provides an in-person service: allows applicants to gain expert opinions

ž   -Established a communication-related patent database.

Ÿ   Will be eligible for fee reduction:

ž   -Applicants providing an additional abstract of their patent applications in English.

ž   -Applicants filing patent applications online.

Ÿ   Will be eligible for tax deduction:

ž   -Right holders obtaining stocks from companies in exchange for their patent rights may

    have their tax deferred until the sale of said stocks.

 * Reference source: Gaining a Competitive Edge with Taiwan Patents, TIPO, May 11, 2015.