Taiwan Intellectual Property Office

Patent, copyright, and trademark governing office of Taiwan

Intellectual Property Office, MOEA
Agency overview
經濟部智慧財產局
Formed	1927^{[citation needed]}
Jurisdiction	Taiwan (ROC)
Headquarters	Da'an, Taipei
Parent agency	Ministry of Economic Affairs
Website	www.tipo.gov.tw

The Intellectual Property Office (TIPO; Chinese: 經濟部智慧財產局; pinyin: Jīngjìbù Zhìhuì Cáichǎnjú) is the patent, trademark, and copyright office of Taiwan (Republic of China).^[1] It operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).^[2] As of July 2011, TIPO had a staff of 734 persons, with more than half of them handling patent matters.^[2]

History

TIPO was established in 1927.^[3] The Republic of China's government is not a member of WIPO, but through the cooperation partnership signed with the French National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) in 2004, the two national intellectual property offices are able to exchange and learn the updated information and best practices from EU, WIPO, the Madrid Agreement, European Patent Office and APEC.^[4]

Transportation

The office is accessible within walking distance south of Technology Building Station of Taipei Metro.

References

^ "Interview with Mei-Hua Wang, Taiwan Intellectual Property Office". PharmaBoardroom. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Overview of Taiwan Intellectual Property Office" (PDF). www.tipo.gov.tw. Taiwan Intellectual Property Office. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2014-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "臺灣經濟部智慧財產局與法國國家工業財產局間雙邊合作協定-全國法規資料庫".