Amendment to “Rules for Hearings on Patent Invalidation Cases” in 2021

In the early years, patent invalidation actions in Taiwan were examined based on written documentation/ evidence submitted. In order to let the parties fully express their opinions during the examination of patent invalidation cases, and to simplify the procedures for subsequent administrative remedies, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) introduced a hearing procedure for the patent invalidation cases on March 30, 2018. During the first year after the implementation of the hearing invalidation system, the TIPO announced the implementation of the first amended "Rules for Holding Hearings on Patent Invalidation Cases" (hereinafter referred to as “2019 Version”) on August 5, 2019, after referring to the hearings in practice and collecting public comments. ... More