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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
