為加速審理商標異議、評定及廢止案件，智慧財產局於 2015 年 9 月 1 日公布「商標爭議案審查流程注意事項」。該注意事項明確規定，在程序審查及實質審查中，回覆官方來函之期限原則上皆為 1 個月，有正當理由申請延長者，僅得再延長 1 個月。此外，若當事人先前呈送之答辯書或陳述意見書有遲滯程序之虞，或事證已臻明確者，商標專責機關得不通知相對人答辯或陳述意見，逕行審理。
報告人: 王惠玲顧問/梁祐銓
To accelerate trademark opposition, invalidation and revocation proceedings, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office announced on September 1, 2015, the Notes on the Examination Procedures for Trademark Dispute Cases (Notes). The Notes specifically set forth a one-month time limit in principle for responding to an Office Action in both formality and substantive examinations. The deadline may be extended once for one month upon request; however, the request shall be rejected if there is no legitimate reason for the extension of time. Further, the Registrar Office may conduct the proceedings directly without issuing a notice to either party requesting submission of an observation, if a previously filed observation is likely to delay the proceedings, or if the facts and evidence have been sufficiently clear.
Reported by: Jolene Wang / Crick Liang
惇安法令雙周刊 第 232 期