The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) of China has announced that its "Positive Patent Examination Pilot Program for Startup Companies", launched on a trial basis in 2025, was originally scheduled to expire on December 31, 2025. According to TIPO's statistics, since the implementation of the pilot program, the average examination period for applications filed by applicants under the program—from filing to the issuance of examination results—has been approximately 66 days (about 2.2 months), which is significantly faster than the normal examination timeline for invention patents. In view of the satisfactory results achieved during the pilot period, TIPO has decided to extend the pilot program for another year, effective January 1, 2026, and continues to encourage eligible startup companies to make full use of the program.

(Source: UNITALEN)