Amendments on the Enforcement Rules of Taiwan Patent Act took effective on June 24, 2020. The main focus of this amendment is to simplify the procedure and encourage participation of public to facilitate quantity and quality of patent filings and examination.

　　According to the amendment submission of sequence listing on paper is no longer required. Previously, it is mandatory for the applicants of Biomedical related patent application to submit corresponding sequence listing in paper form to the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO). However, after the current amendments, the sequence listing in electronic form is also acceptable as long as it is submitted in the regulated format (such as .txt and text-copiable .pdf). Another key amendment is the enhancement of third-party observation system on patent applications. The new amendment regulates that any third party can submit their observation on patentability an invention subjected of a patent application after 18 months publication of the patent application until a decision thereof is issued.

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