TIPO Revises Examination Guidelines for Non-Traditional Trademarks; Effective August 1, 2025 - 2025.09.09

To align with the amendments to Article 30, Paragraph 4 of the Trademark Act and Articles 12(10) and 13(2) of the Enforcement Rules of the Trademark Act, which took effect on May 1, 2024, TIPO has revised relevant provisions of the Examination Guidelines for Non-Traditional Trademarks. The revised guidelines were promulgated on July 23, 2025, and will come into effect on August 1, 2025.

Key revisions include:

1. Clarifying the treatment of functional elements within trademark representations.

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TIPO Revises Examination Guidelines for Non-Traditional Trademarks; Effective August 1, 2025

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