德国华孙专利律师和律师事务所,2013年4月16日,德国慕尼黑
当前,亚洲的专利申请数量呈快速增长趋势。因此,欧专局认为有必要为那些不熟悉亚洲专利文件的用户提供相应的帮助。鉴此,欧专局推出一项特别服务,相关工作人员精通中文、日文和韩文,并且均为亚洲专利制度和专利信息方面的专家。
此项亚洲专利信息服务分为付费服务和免费服务两大类。
付费服务:
· 法律状态报告和监控
· 申请历史信息
· 专利检索和监控服务
· 人工翻译服务
· K2E-PAT韩文-英文自动互译服务
· 关于亚洲专利体制、专利文件和免费信息资源的培训
· 维也纳“东方遇到西方”(East meets West in Vienna)亚洲专利信息论坛
免费服务:
· 欧专局网站上的虚拟服务平台
· 关于亚洲专利信息的一般性帮助(包括检索相关亚洲文件、检索免费的亚洲信息资源、了解亚洲专利体制、解析文件编号)
上述服务涵盖了以下主要亚洲国家和地区:
· 中国(CN)
· 中国台湾(TW)
· 印度(IN)
· 日本(JP)
· 韩国(KR)
· 沙特阿拉伯(SA)
在此,以中国台湾为例,对欧专局网站的“亚洲专利信息”栏目相关内容做一简单介绍。“亚洲专利信息”栏目台湾部分主要提供关于台湾专利体制的背景信息、为理解专利文件的关键提供指导,并提供当地申请趋势和授权数量方面的资料。
“亚洲专利信息”栏目的台湾部分包括以下内容:
1. 常见问题及解答(FAQ)
关于台湾专利以及专利信息的常见问题及解答。
2. 相关资料和数据
台湾知识产权局统计的申请数量和申请趋势变化。
3. 授权程序
台湾知识产权局授权程序中重要步骤概览(以流程图形式呈现)。
4. 编号系统
简要介绍台湾专利体系中几种重要的文件类型(包括相应编号),并介绍文件编号的格式。
5. 相关术语
重要的专利相关的中文术语以及相应的发音和英文翻译。
6. 数据库检索
向非中文用户提供的关于如何使用免费的中文资源的指导和建议。这一简单、按部就班的检索指导将为如何最大限度地利用中文数据库提供帮助。
2013年3月26日,欧专局网站更新了台湾部分的常见问题及解答,具体请参见:http://www.epo.org/searching/asian/chinese-taipei/faq.html
为方便阅读,以下列出台湾部分常见问题一览表:
General information about patents in Chinese Taipei
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§ What types of industrial property rights exist in Chinese Taipei?
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§ How long are the terms of protection of Taiwanese invention patents or utility model patents?
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§ What inventions cannot be patented at the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO)?
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§ Can computer software be patented in Chinese Taipei?
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§ Is Chinese Taipei a member of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)?
From filing to grant
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§ As a foreign applicant, do I need to appoint a professional representative in Chinese Taipei?
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§ What language must I use for a Taiwanese patent application?
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§ What is the term of priority in Chinese Taipei?
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§ Can I claim priority for an application filed in Chinese Taipei?
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§ Does Chinese Taipei allow divisional applications?
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§ Can I submit third-party observations on a Taiwanese patent application?
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§ Can I submit a request for a time limit extension with TIPO?
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§ Can I apply for an invention patent and a utility model at the same time in Chinese Taipei?
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§ Can Taiwanese utility models be converted into patents?
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§ Can I request that my Taiwanese application be published earlier than 18 months from the filing date?
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§ Can I withdraw my Taiwanese application before it is published?
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§ How soon after filing a Taiwanese application do I need to file a request for examination?
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§ What is the time limit for responding to official actions in Chinese Taipei?
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§ Are Taiwanese invention patents and utility model patents subject to substantive examination?
After grant
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§ When do I have to pay annual fees in Chinese Taipei?
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§ Is there a grace period for paying annual fees in Chinese Taipei?
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§ Can a lapsed Taiwanese patent be restored?
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§ Can I request an extension of the patent term in Chinese Taipei?
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§ How can I challenge a granted Taiwanese patent?
Sources of information
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§ Where can I search Taiwanese patent information in English?
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§ Where can I find English abstracts of Taiwanese patent documents?
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§ Where can I get an English machine translation of a Taiwanese patent or utility model document?
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§ Where can I find legal-status information on Taiwanese patents in English?
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§ Where can I find official information about fees in Chinese Taipei?
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§ Can I access the documents in the file of a Taiwanese patent application?
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§ Where can I find information on Taiwanese patent agents?
欧专局亚洲专利信息服务栏目,请参见:http://www.epo.org/searching/asian.html
欧专局亚洲专利信息服务介绍手册,请参见:http://documents.epo.org/projects/babylon/eponet.nsf/0/340497e6ba18dfffc1257a680024544e/$FILE/asian_patent_information_services_en.pdf
欧专局亚洲专利信息服务栏目下各主要亚洲国家和地区相关链接:
中国:http://www.epo.org/searching/asian/china.html
中国台湾:http://www.epo.org/searching/asian/chinese-taipei.html
印度:http://www.epo.org/searching/asian/india.html
日本:http://www.epo.org/searching/asian/japan.html
韩国:http://www.epo.org/searching/asian/korea.html
沙特阿拉伯:http://www.epo.org/searching/asian/faq.html