via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
Filing Language: Traditional Chinese
via Paris Convention Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Attachments (if any)
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Microorganism preservation certificate and its English translation
- Microorganism Survival Certificate and Its English Translation
- Certified Priority Document
- Translation of the first page of the priority certificate
- Power of Attorney
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
On November 22, 2010, the State Intellectual Property Office of China began to implement the "Several Provisions on Patent Applications for Taiwan Compatriots", which stipulates that both parties agree to confirm the validity of the first application date of the other party's patents, trademarks and variety rights in accordance with their respective regulations, and Actively promote the making of corresponding arrangements to protect the priority rights and interests of people on both sides of the strait.
15 years
20 years
no
no
TIPO conducts formality examination and substantive examination of design patent applications, and the request for substantive examination must be filed within 3 years from the filing date/priority date.
no
15 years
6 months
no