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Taiwan

Trademarks - General Information

  • Filing System: Multi-Class Filing System.
  • Classification of goods/services: 10th Edition of Nice Classification.
  • Registrables: trademarks, service marks, collective marks, quality marks (certification marks), sound marks, 3D marks, colour marks, holograms marks, movement marks.
  • Member of Paris Convention: no.
  • Claiming priority under Paris Convention: no.
  • Filing international registration under Madrid Agreement: no.
  • Filing international registration under Protocol to Madrid Agreement: no.
  • Time from filing to registration: 10 months.
  • Protection (registration) duration: 10 years from registration date.
  • Examination type: formal and substantive examination.
  • Examination time: 6 months.
  • Opposition period: 3 months.
  • Time limit to pay registration fees after the end of the opposition period: 2 months.
  • Use: a registered mark may be subject for a cancellation action by any interested party if it has not been used for 3 consecutive years.
  • Renewal application can be made within: 6 months before expiry.
  • Renewal duration: 10 years.
  • Grace period to renew after expiration: 6 months with penalty.
  • Method of conducting the search: official search and non-official search.
  • Search for a device: possible.
  • Time required to complete the search: 3 days.
  • Claiming goodwill upon assignment: optional.
  • Time period of the license: can be decided by parties.

Taiwan is not a party to the Paris Convention, the Madrid Protocol, nor other international trademark treaties. Taiwan is, however, a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and priority may be claimed based on an application filed in any WTO member state.

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