Notifying Member

The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu

Details of the notified legal text

Title

Trademark Act

Subject matter

Trademarks

Nature of notification

[X]     Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation_

[  ]     Other law or regulation_

Link to legal text[*]

https://ip-documents.info/2025/IP/TPKM/25_00899_00_e.pdf

https://ip-documents.info/2025/IP/TPKM/25_00899_00_x.pdf

Notification status

[  ]     First notification

[  ]     Amendment or revision to notified legal text

[X]_     Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)

Previous notification(s) referred to

IP/N/1/TPKM/T/7

Brief description of the notified legal text

Key points of the amendments to provisions of the Trademark Act include the establishment of a trademark agent management system (amended Articles 6, 12, and 109-1) and the introduction of an accelerated examination mechanism for trademark registration applications (amended Articles 19 and 104).

To align with the implementation of the new provisions, relevant subordinate regulations, including the "Regulations Governing Trademark Agent Registration and Management", the "Enforcement Rules of the Trademark Act", and the "Fee-charging Standards of Trademark", also came into effect on May 1, 2024.

Language(s) of notified legal text

English, Chinese

Entry into force

1 May 2024

Other date

Publication: 24 May 2023

Notification details

Submission date of notification

20 January 2025

Other information

Please refer to the website of the Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs to get more information about the Trademark Act

Website:                  http://www.tipo.gov.tw

Contact email address:     ipogp@tipo.gov.tw

Agency or authority responsible

Ministry of Economic Affairs