The “Standards for Identifying Small and Medium-sized Enterprises” have been amended and took effect on June 26, 2020. When paying the annuity, the enterprises who meet the qualifications can apply for reduction of the patent annuity with Intellectual Property Office.
1. The Ministry of Economic Affairs amended the “Standards for Identifying Small and Medium-sized Enterprises”, as from June 26, 2020, the small and medium-sized enterprises which have completed company registration or business registration in accordance with relevant laws, and whose paid-in capital is less than NT$100 million, or regular employees are fewer than 200 people, …