台灣新經濟簡訊Vol.10 No.12

Taiwan New Economy Newsletter

經濟部智慧局公告修正《專利審查基準》，將自2013年元旦施行，未來舉發爭議案件將從「全案舉發、全案審定」改為「逐項舉發、逐項審定」，且同一專利權之多件舉發案可合併審查，將有效提升專利爭議案件之審理效率。

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO), a unit of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, has announced amendments to the Patent Examination Guidelines. The amended Guidelines, which will be implemented on January 1, 2012, will change the procedure for handling patent disputes from ''request for overall invalidation, and overall determination'' to ''claim-by-claim request for invalidation, and claim-by-claim determination.'' At the same time, the amendments provide for multiple claims involving a single patent to be examined jointly, effectively enhancing efficiency in the examination of patent disputes.