臺灣、澳門專利申請指南GuidelinesforFilingPatentsApplicationinTaiwanandMacau臺灣Taiwan在臺灣，授權(quán)的專利有三種：發(fā)明、新型和新式樣，它們的保護(hù)期限分別為20年、10年和12年，均自申請日起算。其中，對于發(fā)明專利，智慧財產(chǎn)局進(jìn)行考察發(fā)明專利性的實質(zhì)審查。ThepatentsgrantedinTaiwanaredividedclassifiedintothreecategories:invention,newmodelandnewtypedesign,withtheprotectiondurationsof20years,10yearsand12yearsrespectively,countingfromtheapplicationdate.Fortheinventionpatent,theIntellectualPropertyOfficeinTaiwanwillconductasubstantiveexaminationtocheckthepatentabilitythereof.臺灣的專利申請要求使用繁體字提出。發(fā)明/新型的申請應(yīng)包括說明書、摘要、權(quán)利要求書及附圖；對于新式樣申請，設(shè)計圖片要有六面視圖和立體圖，最好有陰影線表現(xiàn)，也可用照片代替，如果是照片應(yīng)提供一式4套，還可提供說明產(chǎn)品內(nèi)容與特點的簡要文字說明。ThepatentapplicationinTaiwanshallbefiledintraditionalChinesecharacters.TheAninvention/newmodelapplicationshallcontainthefollowing:specification,abstract,claimsanddrawings;Aanewtypedesignapplicationshallcontainsix-sidevieworspacediagram,preferablywithshadelines,fortheclaimeddesign,andthephotographs(requiringfourcopies)mayalsobeacceptable,;meanwhile,abriefintroductioncanalsobeprovidedtofurtherillustratethecontentandcharacteristicsoftheproductfornewtypedesign.除此申請文件外，提出臺灣專利申請還需要以下文件：

ExceptforBesidestheapplicationdocument,thefollowingdocumentsarealsorequiredforthepatentapplicationinTaiwanalsodemandsthefollowingdocuments:（1）宣誓書：由發(fā)明人或制作人簽名、蓋章，表達(dá)此專利申請的發(fā)明或制作不是剽竊他人成果，多位發(fā)明人可共簽一張。(1)Oath:signedbytheinventorsorproducersto,declarestatingthatthepresentinventionorproductiondoesnotinfringeuponanypriorpatents.Oneoathcanbesignedbymultipleinventors.（2）委托書：給代理機(jī)構(gòu)的委托書，由申請人簽章，每一申請簽署兩份。

(2)PowerofAttorney:thecertificateofappointmentdesignatedtoapatentlawfirmofficewhichshallbesignedbytheapplicantinduplicate.（3）國籍證明：作為申請人的自然人的身份證、護(hù)照、戶口本等復(fù)印件，并經(jīng)公證，一份國籍證明適用于同一申請的所有申請案，但有效期為三年。(3)CertificationofNationality:includingnotarizedcopiesofpersonalID,passport,residencecardofanaturalpersonastheapplicant;acertificationofnationalityisapplicabletoallthecasesinvolvedinoneapplication;duration:3years.（4）法人證明：作為申請人的法人單位營業(yè)執(zhí)照的復(fù)印件，并經(jīng)公證。

(4)CertificateofCorporation:referringtoanotarizedcopyofthebusinesslicenseofthecorporationastheapplicant.*上述（2）-（4）項的文件可在申請日之后60天內(nèi)補(bǔ)交*AboveDocuments(2)–(4)canbeprovidedwithin60daysafterthedatetheapplicationdate.如