In May, 2023, the Legislative Yuan of Taiwan, China, passed amendments to some articles of the Trademark Act. The official effective date of the amended articles has not been announced yet. The key points of this amendments are as follows:
- The accelerated review mechanism for trademark applications is revised and enlarged;
- a trademark agent management mechanism is established and the work rights and interests of existing trademark practitioners are protected;
- the process for trademark owners to receive notifications from the customs and conduct infringement determination is simplified, that is, trademark owners can first make judgment through photo archives provided by the customs platform, and then personally go to the customs for infringement determination if necessary; Read more