Regulations of Patent Fees Enter into Force on March 1, 2012

Regulations of Patent Fees Enter into Force on March 1, 2012

    To comply with the enforcement, on March 1, 2012, of the “TW-Support Using the PPH Agreement (TW-SUPA)” and to conform to the “user-pays” principle, a clause was inserted to the Regulations of Patent Fees governing substantive examination of invention patent application.     

    Accordingly, applicants eligible under the terms of TW-SUPA should pay NT$4,000 for each application of accelerated examination. It is hoped that such enforcement will lead to the establishment of a reasonable fee collection mechanism.

(From TIPO http://www.tipo.gov.tw/en/News_NewsContent.aspx?NewsID=5838)