TW Patent Act Enforcement Rules of Taiwan Patent Act
Chapter 1 General Provisions
Chapter 2 Invention Patent
Chapter 3 Utility Model Patents
Chapter 4 Design Patents
Chapter 5 Supplemental Provisions
Chapter 1 General Provisions
Chapter 2 Application and examination of Patent
Chapter 3 Patent rights
Chapter 4 Laying open and Publication
Chapter 5 Supplementary provision

Chapter 4 Laying open and Publication

Article 54
Whenever an invention patent application is laid open by the Patent Authority, the following items shall be opened to the public:
1. application number;
2. number of laying open;
3. date of laying open;
4. the international patent classification code;
5. filing date;
6. title of the invention;
7. name(s) of the inventor(s);
8. name or title, domicile/residence or business authority of the applicant;
9. if a patent attorney is entrusted, the name of the patent attorney;
10. abstract of the invention;
11. a figure which best characterizes the technical feature of the invention;
12. where the priority stipulated in the provision of Paragraph 1, Article 27 of this Act was claimed, the name of the foreign country in which the corresponding foreign patent application was first filed, application number and filing date thereof;
13. where the priority stipulated in the provision of Paragraph 1, Article 29 of this Act was claimed, the application numbers and the filing date thereof;
14. whether a request for substantive examination is filed; and
15. whether a request for supplement or amendment is made.
Any party may apply to inspect, transcribe, photograph, or make copies of the specification or drawings of a laid-open application.

Article 55
Whenever a patent application is granted, the following items shall be published in the official Patent Gazette:
1. patent number;
2. publication date;
3. number and date of laying open with respect to the invention patent application;
4. the international patent classification code or the International Industrial design code;
5. filing date;
6. application number;
7. title of invention patent, utility model patent, or the title of the article applied to the design;
8. name of the inventor(s) or the creator(s);
9. name or title, domicile/residence or business authority of the applicant;
10. if a patent attorney is entrusted, the name of the patent attorney;
11. claims and drawings of the invention patent or the utility model patent; drawings of the design patent;
12. brief description of the drawings or description of figure(s);
13. where the priority stipulated in the provision of Paragraph 1, Article 27 of this Act was claimed, the name of the foreign country in which the corresponding foreign patent application was first filed, the application number and the filing date thereof;
14. where the priority stipulated in the provision of Paragraph 1, Article 29 of this Act was claimed, the application number and the filing date thereof; and
15. the name of the depository institute for any invention pertaining to biological material or utilization of biological material, the deposit date and the deposit number.

Article 56
Where the applicant deems necessary to delay the publication of a patent, he or she may apply to the Patent Authority for delay of the publication of a patent by submitting a written application stating manifested reasons at the time of paying the sealing fee and the first annuity. The requested term of delay shall not exceed a period of three (3) months.

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