4 July, 2018
From January through April of 2018, there were 108 patent applications filed under the accelerated examination program (AEP), of which 46 applications were filed by domestic applicants and 62 cases were by foreign applicants.
The top four foreign applicants by nationality were: Japan (33); U.S.A. (9); Germany (4) and United Kingdom (2).
Among those 108 applications, 25 applications were filed under Category 1 (i.e. the corresponding application has been approved by a foreign patent authority after substantive examination), and the first office action in those matters (including examination opinions and final decisions) was issued in an average of 42.5 days.
17 applications were filed under Category 2 (i.e. the EPO, JPO or USPTO has issued an office action and search report during substantive examination but has yet to approve the application’s foreign counterpart), and the first office action therein was issued in an average of 63 days.
40 applications were filed under Category 3 (i.e. the invention application is essential to commercial exploitation), and the first office action therein was issued in an average of 87.3 days.
26 applications were filed under Category 4 (i.e. inventions are related to green technologies), and the first office action therein was issued in 60.2 days.
For further information, please contact:
Jennifer Lin, Partner, Tsar & Tsai Law Firm
jenniferLin@TsarTsai.com.tw
