The "bare minimum" documents to initiate a patent application process are:
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The complete specification and drawings either in foreign languages or Chinese.
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The applicant’s name and address. If the applicant is a company, the company name and company address, and the representative’s name in both English (in print) and Chinese (if any) are required.
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The inventor(s)’ name(s) and nationalities.
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The applicant should specify whether to file a request for a substantive examination for an Invention patent application at the time of filing. The request of substantive examination has to be filed in 3 years from the filing date.
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The applicant should specify whether to claim a priority based on its corresponding application in homeland or any other countries at the time of filing.
The necessary documents to supplement up to the TIPO within FOUR months after the initial filing process:
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Executed Power of Attorney and Assignment, where an extension of supplementing time of further 2 months may be requested.(A photocopy is sufficient.)
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Certified Priority Document if the priority is claimed. An extension of supplementing time of further 2 months may be requested under the condition that a copy of the front page of the priority document can be submitted together with the request of time extension. Please send us a copy of the front page of the priority document by fax or e-mail for filing the request of time extension.
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Filing date and filing number of the corresponding application in home or any other countries no matter claiming priority or not.
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Chinese translation of the specification and drawings. In addition, below the abstract of the specification in the Chinese specification, a most characteristic drawing (the one to be laid open with the Abstract when this patent application is published) should be designated with the indication of the main numerals of each element. An extension of supplementing time of further 2 months may be requested.
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A complete list of numerals of elements is required as well.
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Special requirements to the claims: Multiple dependent claims can never be the bases of other multiple dependent claims according to the practice in Taiwan.
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Whenever the applicant is established under the law of Hong Kong and China, the following document is required: (1) A photocopy of the Certificate of Corporation, if the applicant is a corporation, or (2) A photocopy of the identification paper, if the applicant is an individual.
