2002/01/01	The Official Fees for Taiwan
	2001/04/13	Macao Works Receive Copyright Protection in Taiwan
	2001/01/12	Taiwan, New Zealand Sign Industrial Property and Copyright Agreements

2002/01/01

The Official Fees for Taiwan

Description of Official Fees New Fees (US$) Current Fees(US$) 1 Filing an Invention ApplicationBasic fee for the first 50 pages of the specification and drawings. (Additional USD 15 for per 50 pages in excess of the basic 50 pages) 177.- 107.- 2 Filing an Utility Model ApplicationBasic fee for the first 50 pages of the specification and drawings. (same as above) 133.- 61.- 3 Filing an Design Application and an Associated Design 89.- 46.- 4 Filing a Request for Re-examination for Invention:Basic fee for the first 50 pages of the specification and drawings. (Additional USD 15 for per 50 pages in excess of the basic 50 pages) 177.- 107.- 5 Filing a Request for Re-examination for Utility Model: Basic fee for the first 50 pages of the specification and drawings. (same as above). 133.- 76.- 6 Filing a Request for Re-examination / Opposition for New Design 103.- 76.- 7 Filing a Request for Opposition for Invention 177.- 107.-     8 Filing a Request for Opposition for Utility Model 133.- 76.- 9 Filing a Cancellation for Invention 265.- 213.- 10 Filing a Cancellation for Utility Model 250.- 152.- 11 Filing a Cancellation for New Design 236.- 152.- 12 Extension for Patent Right of Invention 265.- 152.- 13 Filing an Divisional Application for Invention 177.- 61.- 14 Filing an Divisional Application for Utility Model 133.- 46.- 15 Filing an Divisional Application for New Design 89.- 31.- 16 Apply for Certified Copy 19.- 19.- 17 Reissuance of Patent Certificate 37.- 28.- 18 Assignment/Accession of Pending Patent 59.- 37.- 19 Assignment/Accession of Patent Right 103.- 91.- 20 Patent Licensing/Creation of a Pledge 118.- 91.- 21 Filing a Request for Interview 59.- 31.- 22 Request for Correction for Specification or Drawings before Publication 30.- 10.- 23 Request for Correction for Specification or Drawings) after Publication 59.- 31.- 24 Request for Correction for Others 10.- 10.- 25 Payment of Issue Fees 74.- 55.- 26 01st to 03rd Annuity (each year) 74.- 55.- 27 04th to 06th Annuity (each year) 148.- 04th~05th 55.- 06th 110.- 28 07th to 09th Annuity (each year) 295.- 110.- 29 10th to 20th Annuity (each year) 589.- 10th 110.-111th~15th 219.-16th~20th 437.- 30 The above 21th Annuity (each year) 1,177.- 848.-

2001/04/13

Macao Works Receive Copyright Protection in Taiwan

The Intellectual Property Office recently announced that works by Macao natural and legal persons received copyright protection in Taiwan as of 14 September 2000.The decision was based upon Article 36-2 of the Hong Kong and Macao Relations Act, which provides that Macao natural and legal persons would be protected in Taiwan if according to treaty, agreement, or under Macao law, regulation or practice, works of natural or legal persons of Taiwan enjoy copyright protection in Macao.The Macao Special Administrative Region government on 14 September 2000 afforded copyright protection in Macao for works of Taiwan natural and legal persons. As a result, under Article 36-2, works by Macao natural or legal persons enjoy protection in Taiwan from the same date.

2001/01/12

Taiwan, New Zealand Sign Industrial Property and Copyright Agreements

Taiwan and New Zealand signed agreements protecting industrial property and copyrights on 19 December 2000 and 22 December 2000 respectively. The industrial property agreement contains eight articles while the copyright agreement provides 31 articles. The two sides expressed hope that the agreements will provide appropriate and effective protection of intellectual property based on principles of equality and reciprocity.