Vaccine Against Coronavirus Is Granted Patent
It was found to be safe and able to trigger an immune response in first, second stage trials
TIPO Releases IPR Statistics for the First Half of 2020
In the first half of 2020, TIPO received a total of 33,954 applications for invention, utility model, and design patents, marking a 4% decrease over the same period last year. On the other hand, the number of trademark registration applications hit a record high with 43,385 cases (see Table 1). In terms of invention patent applications, TSMC topped domestic applicants and QUALCOMM topped foreign applicants (see Figure 2). The applications by domestic SMEs grew by 14%.
The provisions governing matters relating to patent applications are relaxed after promulgation of the amended Enforcement Rules of the Patent Act
On June 24, 2020, the Enforcement Rules of the Patent Act was amended to relax regulation, and broaden public participation in examinations to increase examination quality.
Changes made to the name of designated goods and services for trademark registration, as well as cross index references
In order to align the goods and services classification more closely with the actual business scenarios, TIPO added/amended 468 items and deleted 14 items in names of designated goods and services for trademark registration. Also, it added/amended 16 names of groups/sub-groups or notes in total. The above changes took effect on July 1, 2020.
Analysis of trademark applications and the trend in business development in the past decade
In recent years, TIPO has been publishing patent application analysis reports of domestic and foreign businesses’ patent portfolios and the trend in their development. These reports have received great attention from various sectors.
