Taiwan IPO holds a public hearing on draft amendment to the Examination Guidelines on Non-Traditional Trademarks

　On July 7, 2017, the Taiwan IPO announced to seek opinions from all sectors with respect to the proposed amendment to the Examination Guidelines on Non-Traditional Trademarks.  Further on July 17, 2017, the Taiwan IPO held a public hearing to touch on the topics and have discussions with experts and scholars of a wide range of circles regarding the amendments.  Minutes of the hearing has been made public on the Taiwan IPO’s website since July 27, 2017.  After compiling and deliberating the extensive opinions sought in the public hearing, Taiwan IPO decided to hold an open attitude toward the applications for scent trademarks and has completed the amendment to the Examination Guidelines.  (August 2017) 
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