CHUN-YU LIN[1]
Table 1: Average first action pendency under the Accelerated Examination Program (AEP)
|
Condition* |
Reference time period |
Average first action pendency (days) |
|
Condition 1 |
Jan 2009 to Oct 2016 |
71.9 |
|
Condition 2 |
Jan 2010 to Oct 2016 |
79.5 |
|
Condition 3 |
Jan 2010 to Oct 2016 |
136.1 |
|
Condition 4 |
Jan 2014 to Oct 2016 |
102.9 |
*Notes:
Condition 1: The corresponding invention application has been allowed by a foreign patent authority under substantive examination.
Condition 2: EPO, JPO or USPTO has issued an office action during substantive examination but has yet to allow the application’s foreign counterpart.
Condition 3: The invention application is essential to commercial exploitation.
Condition 4: Inventions relating to green energy technologies
Table 2: Average first action pendency and average total pendency under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program
|
Reference time |
The average first action pendency (days) |
The average total pendency (days) |
|
As of October 2016 |
56.8 |
135.1 |
Notes:
(1) The average first action pendency: from the day on which all required PPH documents are submitted to the issuance day of the first office action.
(2) The average total pendency: from the day on which all required PPH documents are submitted to the issuance day of a decision.
References: 發明專利加速審查(AEP)申請案件統計簡表(至105年10月底案件), Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (November 7 , 2016). Retrieved December 27, 2016,
from http://www.tipo.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=531848&ctNode=7127&mp=1
專利審查高速公路(PPH)申請案件統計(至105年10月底案件), Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (November 7 , 2016), Retrieved December 27, 2016,
from http://www.tipo.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=531840&ctNode=7127&mp=1
[1] Chief in Patent Division
