Taiwan-South Korea priority document exchange program extends applicability to design patent applications as of July 1, 2023

　Taiwan IPO announced that following the launch of the electronic exchange of priority documents for invention patents and utility model patents in 2016, Taiwan IPO and Korean Intellectual Property Office extended the applicability of the priority document exchange program to design patent applications as of July 1, 2023, so as to fulfill the purpose of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Priority Document Exchange program executed by the two offices in 2021.  

　With applicability of the PDX program to design patent applications, the time and cost of applicants from both countries will be significantly reduced accordingly.  (Released 2023.06.30)  
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