Amendment to Article 67 and Article 80 of Enforcement Rules of Patent Act of Taiwan
E221021Y1 Dec. 2022（E273）
According to a recent announcement by the Taiwan IPO, the Ministry of Economic Affairs promulgated the amendment to Article 67 and Article 80 of the Enforcement Rules of the Patent Act on October 20, 2022. An outline of the amendment is provided as follows.
1. On the premise of protecting both the patentee’s and the pledgee’s rights and interests simultaneously, relevant stipulation of Article 67 is eased to simplify the procedure for requesting for recordation of pledge establishment of a patent right by removing the requirement of patent certificate submission;
2. To fit in with patentees’ practical needs, Article 80 is amended by adding a new circumstance for requesting for reissuance or renewal of a patent certificate, and the circumstance is when there are changes to the particulars entered in the certificate to be updated. Also, the original patent certificate will be nullified by a public notice when it is reissued or renewed. (Released 2022.10.21)
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