Through the researches and discussions in the whole year in 2013, there was an important development about the electronized operation in the TIPO. In February 2014, the TIPO started issuing e-documents for the procedures related to Patent and trademark applications.
The TIPO still carries on the programming and construction of the electronic TIPO. However, in order to let people work more conveniently, the TIPO has given precedence to the delivery of e-documents. The applicants can proceed with electronic management through receiving the e-documents from the TIPO. The TIPO issues more than 900 thousands of documents for Patent and Trademark matters every year. After proceeding with the issuance of e-documents, including the official actions, notices of allowance and formal rejections for Patent and Trademark applications, about 600 thousands of documents can be delivered electronically. In case that the applicants fail to download the e-documents after five working days from the day following the date of the issuance of e-documents, the TIPO will still deliver the hard copies of the documents, so there is no influence on the applicants’ interests.
JAW-HWA started the electronized management and paperless system much earlier and has carried on the same for many years, so there is superiority for us over others to set up the TIPO’s e-document system with the first priority without problem. In order to offer services to our clients more efficiently, we are pleased to inform you that our firm has started receiving the e-documents from the TIPO in early February which is almost synchronous as the TIPO’s performing schedule as you can see.
Source: TIPO Newsletter issued on November 05, 2013
http://www.tipo.gov.tw/public/epaper/113/ePaper113_ep7720.htm
Delivered by: JAW-HWA INTERNATIONAL PATENT & TRADEMARK & LAWOFFICES
TAIPEI, TAIWAN
http://www.jaw-hwa.com.tw
