tipo.gov.tw Taiwan Patent Search : Intellectual Property Office

Organization : Ministry of Economic Affairs Intellectual Property Office
Type of Facility : Taiwan Patent Search
Country: Taiwan

Website : https://www.tipo.gov.tw/mp.asp?mp=2
Search Here : https://www.tipo.gov.tw/tw/mp-1.html

Taiwan Patent Search:

Quick Search:
Quick Search
(1) At Patent Search, you can click ” Quick Search” for quick search.
(2) You can input any kind of numbers to search, such as “Publication Number”, “Certification Number” or “Application Number”.

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(3) After search for the numbers, the system will list patents of index, you can click each one of patents to review it.
(4) When you click each one of patents to review it, the system will show the detail of the patent information, and the right site to show the images.

Boolean Search :
(1) At Patent Search, you can click ”Boolean Search” for combination term.
(2) Enter any words in “Any word” to search, or define the fields to search. Of course, You can combine your search terms with the Boolean operators AND, OR or NOT to help you get the results you want.
(3) After search for the definition fields, the system will list patents of index, you can click each one of patents to review it.
(4) If you want to see the detail, you can click “Patent/Publication No”.
(5) Click the icon to view bibliographic data and browse full images.

Advanced Search:
(1) At Patent Search, you can click ” Advanced Search” for combination term.
(2) First, select the field code below and enter a search term in the ( ), then select operators to form a search query.
(3) Select the fields you want to display in the search result. You can change the selected fields and click the Reload button to show the revised result.
(4) If you want to see the detail, you can click “Patent/Publication No”.
(5) Click the icon to view bibliographic data and browse full images.

Fields Search:
(1) At Patent Search, you can click ” Fields Search” for combination terms.
(2) Enter any words in the fields that you want to combine with.
(3) After search for the fields, the system will list patents of index, you can click each one of patents to review it.
(4) If you want to see the detail, you can click “Patent/Publication No”.
(5) Click the icon to view bibliographic data and browse full images.

Patent Coverage:
For granted inventions (TW-B), English abstracts are available for the period of 1993-2007.From 1993 to 1997, only those of domestic applications and foreign applications without priority claim are provided with English abstracts. For TW-B of 2008 onwards, please refer to corresponding TW-A (laid-open patent applications).

FAQ :
Q1. What is a patent?
A: A patent is an intellectual property right which is examined and granted by the competent authority (e.g., Patent Office) to an inventor, a utility model creator, or a designer “to exclude others from exploiting the creation without the patentee’s consent” for a limited time period in exchange for public disclosure of the creation when the patent is granted.

Q2. How many types of patents exist in ROC?
A: There are three types of patents, including invention, utility model, and design patent.

Q3. Is it necessary to file a patent application in ROC for the same creation which has been applied for a patent in another country?
A: Though a patent application for the same creation has been filed in another country, a patent application still should be filed in ROC for obtaining patent protection in ROC. However, if the same creation has been already made public by the competent authority (e.g., Patent Office) of a country, it is not patentable in ROC due to lack of novelty.

Q4. Who may apply for a patent?
A: An inventor, a utility model creator, a designer, or the assignee or successor thereof has the right to apply for a patent. However, if the creation is made by an employee in the course of performing his/her duties, only his/her employer (such as a company) may apply for a patent.

Q5. If two or more persons work together to make a creation, to whom will the patent be granted?
A: If all these persons had a share in the ideas forming the creation as defined in the claims – even if only as to one claim, they are joint creators, the right to apply for a patent is jointly owned by them, and a patent will be issued to them jointly on the basis of a proper patent application.