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Meet the Presenters

Ann McCrackin

President | Black Hills IP amccrackin@blackhillsip.com

Daisy Wang

Senior Counselor | Lee & Li daisywang@leeandli.com

Market Comparisons & Considerations

Country Population

326 Mil 1.38 Bil 126 Mil 51.2 Mil 35.9 Mil 126 Mil 23.5 Mil

Economy

#1 (GDP) #2 #3 #12 #10 #15 #22

GDP per Capita

$57,500 8,100 39,000 27,500 43,200 8,200 24,200

GDP by Sector

Agriculture: 1% Industry: 19% Services: 80% Agriculture: 9% Industry: 40% Services: 51% Agriculture: 1% Industry: 30% Services: 69% Agriculture: 2% Industry: 39% Services: 59% Agriculture: 2% Industry: 28% Services: 70% Agriculture: 4% Industry: 32% Services: 64% Agriculture: 2% Industry: 36% Services: 62% United States China Japan South Korea Canada Mexico Taiwan

Top 10 Taiwan Technologies (# of 2016 Patent Grants)

Photomechanical Production of textured or patterned surfaces Preparation for medical, dental, or toilet purposes Static Stores LCD, EPD Transmission of Digital Information Printed Circuits; Casings or constructional detials of electric apparatus Optical Elements, Systems, Or apparatus Pictorial Communication Electric digital data processing Semiconductor Devices 9% 5% 2% 1.3% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1%

Top Patent Assignees (by 2016 Grants)

100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

Patent Filing (Non-Resident)

117,464 120,200 127,042 133,612 133,522 55,783 56,705 60,030 59,882 58,137 40,779 46,219 46,419 45,406 26,828 26,304 24,705 24,713 24,637 14,020 14,234 14,889 16,707 16,103 28,240 27,584 27,391 27,153 26,970 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Japan Korea Canada China Mexico Taiwan

Patent Grants (Non-Resident)

73,297 64,153 70,548 95,880 102,072 49,874 51,508 49,392 42,609 42,444 29,406 32,492 25,554 26,475 19,415 21,077 20,765 19,343 23,129 12,068 10,056 9,514 8,928 8,229 13,395 20,717 24,340 26,914 27,769 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Canada Korea Japan China Mexico Taiwan

Patents in Force

875,385 1,033,908 1,196,497 1,472,374 1,772,203 1,694,435 1,838,177 1,920,490 1,946,568 738,312 812,595 885,959 912,442 950,526 144,363 153,781 161,442 166,771 175,236 96,962 101,645 106,340 106,648 109,238 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Japan China Korea Canada Mexico

Lifetime Cost of a Patent

$9,804 $14,163 $10,267 $7,414 $12,567 $8,056 $15,999 $11,373 $16,154 $9,893 $2,561 $10,187

$0 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $30,000

China Japan Korea Canada Mexico Taiwan

Patent Acquisition Annuities

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Patent Practice of Republic of China (Taiwan)

Daisy Wang March 2018

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I. I. Statist stics cs II. II. Unique Features s of Patent Pract ctice ce in Taiwan – Gener General al III. III. Subject ct Matters s for Patent Protect ction IV

• IV. Subst

stantive ve Exa xamination of Inve vention Patent Applica cations V. V. Exa xamination of an Inve vention Patent Applica cation VI

• VI. Strategic

c Fact ctors s for Patent Filing and Patent Prose secu cution VI

• VII. Enforce

cement of Patent Right

INDEX

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• I. ROC Patent Statist

stics cs - 2017 2017

Source: TIPO Statistics Report

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• II. Unique Features

s of Patent Pract ctice ce in Taiwan – Ge Genera ral

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1. Taiwan is not a member of PCT – Only national filing is allowed 2. Taiwan is not a member of Paris Convention – International priority claim can be made based on reciprocity principle (All WTO members are reciprocal countries) 3. Three Kinds of Patents – Invention, Utility Model and Design Patents (Utility Model patent applications are subject to “formality examination”)

• II. Unique Features

s of Patent Pract ctice ce in Taiwan – Ge General ( (1)

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• II. Unique Features

s of Patent Pract ctice ce in Taiwan – Ge General ( (2)

4. Absolute Novelty Requirement (with 12 month grace period for invention and utility model patent applications and 6-month grace period for design patent applications). There is NO limitation to the categories of prior public disclosure eligible for grace period; laying open patent publication or patent grant publication does NOT qualify as an event to claim grace period. 5. First-to-File Principle 6. Quality of Chinese Patent Translation

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• III. Subject

ct Matters s for Patent Protect ction

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• A. Invention Patent Applications
• 1. Objects, process and method inventions.
• 2. Software-related inventions, business method

inventions and computer readable storage medium inventions.

• 3. compound inventions, composition inventions,

use inventions, secondary use inventions and process inventions.

• III. Subject

ct Matters s for Patent Protect ction (1)

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• III. Subject

ct Matters s for Patent Protect ction (2)

• B. Utility Model Patent Applications
• 1. A creation or an improvement made in respect
• f the form, construction or installation of an
• bject.
• 2. Only object and device inventions
• 3. Conversion between an Invention patent

application and a utility model patent application

• 4. Two-Tier Filing & Selection of One Patent Case

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• III. Subject

ct Matters s for Patent Protect ction (3)

• C. Design Patent Applications
• 1. Shape, pattern, color or any of the combination,

which is applied to an article.

• 2. Since 2013, computer generated icon (Icon)

designs and graphic user interface designs (GUI) applied to articles are patentable.

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• IV. Subst

stantive ve Exa xamination of Inve vention Patent Applica cations s

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• IV. Subst

stantive ve Exa xamination of Inve vention Patent Applica cations s (1)

1. First examination stage & Reexamination stage (by different examiners) 2. Request for substantive examination needs to be filed within 3 years from the Taiwan filing date by any person. 3. Patent division can be made before the parent patent application is decided. Post-allowance division is allowed only the allowance is made at first examination stage.

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• IV. Subst

stantive ve Exa xamination of Inve vention Patent Applica cations s (2)

4. Amendment can be made (1) prior to issuance of any office action, or (2) when filing a response to an office action. 5. Post-grant can be made with specific restrictions (not allowed to enlarge the claim scope). 6. Correction of translation errors (if vital) may lead to a change of the filing date and loss of priority claim.

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• V. Exa

xamination of an Inve vention Patent Applica cation

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• V. Exa

xamination of an Inve vention Patent Applica cation (1)

• 1. Normal Examination Track

(Examination & Reexamination)

• 2. PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway)

(1) No office action is issued for Taiwan patent application (2) Priority application’s gets to allowable stage (3) Claims of priority application are same as those for Taiwan application (4) PPH cooperation with US, Japan, Korea, Portland, Canada and Spain.

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• V. Exa

xamination of an Inve vention Patent Applica cation (2)

• 3. AEP (Accelerated Examination Practice)

(1) AEP can be requested based on any of the 4 grounds – A. Allowance of any corresponding foreign patent case(s) B. Prosecution progress for corresponding patent case(s) filed with USPTO, EPO or JPO C. Commercial need D. Green-tech invention is claimed (2) Request for AEP can be filed any time (not just before issuance of 1st office action)

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• V. Exa

xamination of an Inve vention Patent Applica cation (3)

• 4. Statistics

Nature of Examination Requesting Ground Average Time Needed for Receiving TIPO’s 1st Response Average Time for Concluding Examination Remarks Normal Exam Track 9 months 16 months for concluding examination Data source : IPO’s news release (Feb 5, 2018) PPH 46.1 days 113.7 days For 1-2, 2018 53.9 days 130.4 days For 2017 AEP Ground A 50.1 days For 1-2, 2018 Ground B 15.7 days Ground C 98.5 days Ground D 57.9 days Ground A 71.1 days For 2017 Ground B 79.4 days Ground C 129.7 days Ground D 97.2 days

Average Allowance Rate – Normal Track – around 70% PPH & AEP – above 90%

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• VI. Strategic

c Fact ctors s for Patent Filing and Patent Prose secu cution

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1. Ensure Patent Translation Quality? 2. Ensure Cost Efficiency & Patent Quality – Greater China Patent Filing and Prosecution Coordination

• VI. Strategic

c Fact ctors s for Patent Filing and Patent Prose secu cution

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• VII. Enforce

cement of Patent Right – Ove verall

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1. Jurisdiction Court – IP Court or Ordinary Court 2. Civil Liability – Damage Claim & Preliminary Injunction Order 3. Statutory Limitation – 2 Year from Knowledge or 10 Years from Infringement Act, whichever is earlier 4. Provisional Attachment Order & Preliminary Injunction Order 5. Evidence Preservation Order (Trade Secret Protection) 6. Patent Validity Challenge – By Court and IPO

• VII. Enforce

cement of Patent Right – Ove verall

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