Patent term extension explained

01-02-2013

Crystal J. Chen and Candy K.Y. Chen

The new Patent Act came into effect on January 1, 2013. The new act contains some amendments to regulations governing patent term extension.

The new Patent Act came into effect on January 1, 2013. The new act contains some amendments to regulations governing patent term extension.

Patents eligible for patent term extension

According to Articles 53 and 147 of the act, only patents covering pharmaceutical or agrichemical inventions (including product per se inventions, manufacturing process inventions and use inventions), and filed after January 23, 1994, are eligible for patent term extension.


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