Notifying Member

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

Details of the notified legal text

Title

Enforcement Rules of the 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_00900_00_e.pdf

https://ip-documents.info/2025/IP/TPKM/25_00900_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/9

Brief description of the notified legal text

To align with the amendments to provisions of the Trademark Act effective May 1, 2024, revisions to the Enforcement Rules of the Trademark Act have been made and took effect on the same date. The key points of these revisions include:

1. In response to the Trademark Act's stipulation of agent qualifications, relevant provisions regarding agents have been amended. (Amended Articles 5, 10, 12, and 38)

2. To support the newly-added accelerated examination mechanism for trademark registration applications under the Trademark Act, detailed provisions for applying for accelerated examination and the legal consequences of failing to pay the examination fee have been specified. (Amended Articles 19-1, 19-2, and 48)

Language(s) of notified legal text

English, Chinese

Entry into force

1 May 2024

Other date

Notification details

Submission date of notification

20 January 2025

Other information

See also:

IP/N/1/TPKM/T/11

(Trademark Act)

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

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

Contact email address:     ipogp@tipo.gov.tw

Agency or authority responsible

Ministry of Economic Affairs