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Taiwan lets companies fast-track or delay patent examinations

What happened

Taiwan's Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) has introduced measures allowing companies to accelerate or delay patent examinations based on their business strategies. Intel, MediaTek, ASML and Ford are among the major companies using the delayed examination system, which allows invention patent reviews to be postponed for up to five years. The source does not state the cause.

Impact and signal

Medium impactImpact score: 45/100

Affected components and suppliers

IntelMediaTekASMLFord

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Source and time

Source: DigiTimes Asia · 11/10/2026 · View original source

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Taiwan lets companies fast-track or delay patent examinations

What happened

Impact and signal

Affected components and suppliers

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