Taiwan Advance Patent & Trademark Office

Provide consultation services on various types of intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks, and copyrights, enabling clients to obtain timely and accurate information on intellectual property and ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations throughout their business operations.

We aim to enhance both the quantity and quality of creative proposals by encouraging innovation within R&D teams. Through the proposal process, researchers gain essential knowledge of patents, helping to build a solid foundation for ongoing R&D practices.

To support idea development, we provide R&D personnel with reference materials based on published and public patents. These serve not only as inspiration but also as strategic resources for design-around approaches. At the same time, IP (legal) professionals can access these materials to supervise and evaluate the effectiveness of innovation efforts.

A standardized “Proposal Disclosure Form” has been designed to ensure each submission includes prior art references. This allows for self-assessment based on comparisons of cited references and distinguishing features, streamlining the review process and improving objectivity in evaluations.

Monthly review sessions are held with groups of three to five participants, where R&D members present new ideas and proposals. Our team attends these sessions to provide patentability analysis and professional guidance.

Our patent application approach is product-driven, aiming to increase the commercialization potential of patents. Before filing, we carefully evaluate the potential scope of protection to assess how well future products will be positioned under patent coverage. This proactive assessment helps avoid unnecessary investment of time and resources in large-scale patent mapping at a later stage.

Focusing on the product lifecycle, we objectively review previously filed patents in light of product upgrades and design iterations. When necessary, we implement strategic follow-up filings to fill any gaps in protection, ensuring thorough and practical patent coverage.

We also conduct rigorous evaluations to determine whether an invention meets patentability requirements. For creations that fall outside the scope of patent protection, we prepare written feedback for both IP/legal teams and inventors, offering alternative protection strategies to support realistic and effective decision-making.

Once a concept has passed the patentability analysis, our team conducts technical interviews with engineers and proceeds with drafting the patent specification.

Adopting a product-oriented approach, we leverage open-access patent databases—such as those from the United States and the European Union—to monitor newly issued patent publications and granted patent publications. As new data is released, relevant documents are automatically delivered to engineers and technical developers in related fields, serving as a valuable reference for ongoing product development and innovation.

Meanwhile, intellectual property professionals can access the same materials to support the supervision and evaluation of idea generation activities, ensuring alignment with strategic innovation goals.

By focusing on products and market trends as the core theme, with patents as a supporting tool, we help enterprises cultivate team-based creativity and align with patent management trends centered on user-oriented design strategies.

We also promote the concept of invention disclosure by encouraging R&D personnel to submit disclosure documents. These serve as a foundation for building a series of internal patent knowledge programs, designed to address the practical needs of engineers and innovators—specifically, the essential patent concepts they should understand.

In addition, we assist in organizing outsourced training programs to further support patent education and strengthen intellectual property awareness across technical teams.

We conduct patentability assessments for technologies developed through collaborative R&D projects, with the goal of identifying opportunities for patent applications or implementing design-around strategies when necessary. In addition, we provide tailored patent protection strategies to ensure that innovative outcomes are properly safeguarded.

Patent information analysis plays a critical role when addressing potential patent conflicts or implementing strategies to prevent disputes. We offer both defensive and offensive patent analysis services:

• Defensive analysis focuses on identifying whether a company's technologies may potentially infringe upon third-party patents, helping to mitigate legal risks in advance.

• Offensive analysis involves evaluating public patent disclosures to determine whether any existing patents overlap with or closely resemble the company's own patented technologies.

Through these strategic analyses, we assist businesses in making informed decisions on patent risk management and protection planning.

We offer a range of training modules tailored to build practical patent knowledge, including:

• Fundamentals of Patent Practice

• How to Read and Interpret Patent Specifications

• Patent Search Techniques and Applications

• Overview of Patent Practices in Various Jurisdictions

• Understanding Patentability: Novelty and Inventive Step in Patent Proposals

We provide clients with regular and transparent updates on case progress through the following reports:

• Weekly Case Progress Reports

• Weekly Office Action Response Reports

• Ad Hoc Updates on Case Status

Already have a creative idea, but not sure how to take it further?
If you're short on time or hands-on experience to refine your initial concept, let us help. With tens of thousands of successful patent applications and proposal consultations, the AIPO team has the expertise to transform your ideas from early-stage concepts into fully developed, patentable innovations—quickly and effectively.

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At AIPO, we don’t just work with individuals—you're welcome to bring your friends and collaborators along. Join us as a team to brainstorm and develop ideas together. The best part is that there’s no additional cost for working as a group.

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AIPO’s cultivating creative projects program is designed to plant the seeds of lasting creativity in your child—empowering them with imaginative thinking that will benefit them throughout their academic and professional journey.

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This program is designed to answer your questions and equip you with essential patent knowledge—boosting your competitive edge with confidence and clarity.