To encourage women to engage in innovation and invention, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) formulated the “Trial Program for Accelerated Examination of Invention Patents Filed by Female Applicants.” The trial program will be implemented for one year, starting from July 1, 2025.
 
This program applies to invention patent applications in which the applicant(s) are all natural persons, at least one of whom is a woman who is also the inventor or one of the inventors.
 
A request to participate in the program must meet the following requirements:

1. The request must be filed by a female natural person who is the inventor or one of the inventors of the patent application.
2. If the female applicant holds ROC nationality, her identification number must be provided. If she is a foreign national, evidence of her gender must be submitted.
3. The request must be filed through TIPO’s e-filing system.
4. The request must be filed within the period between the service of TIPO’s notice indicating that examination will commence shortly and the service of the first examination report.

 
The maximum number of requests that TIPO will accept during the trial period is 50. The monthly quota is five requests for each of the first two months and four requests per month thereafter. If the monthly quota is reached, applicants must wait until the following month to submit a request. Additionally, the same female applicant may file up to five requests under the program during the trial period.
 
Filing a request under the program will not incur any official fees. If the request meets the specified requirements, TIPO will expedite the examination and issue an examination report or render a decision within six months from the date the request is filed. If the request does not meet the requirements, TIPO will notify the applicant and proceed with the examination according to the standard procedure.
 
(Translated and elaborated based on the news announced on the website of TIPO)