Utility models under the new Patent Act

01-10-2012

Candy Chen and Crystal Chen

Utility model patents, along with invention and design patents, are three kinds of patent rights protected under the Taiwan Patent Act.

Utility model patents, along with invention and design patents, are three kinds of patent rights protected under the Taiwan Patent Act.

Since the soon-to-be enacted new act involves an overhaul of the stipulations related to utility models, various aspects of utility model protection in Taiwan are explored in the following questions and answers.

What kinds of inventions are protectable by a utility model?


Utility models, Taiwan Patent Act, PCT

WIPR