Patent Act Article 127
Application and restriction of derivative design patentFor two or more similar designs owned by the same person, applications may be filed for a design patent and its derivative design patent(s).The filing date of a patent application for derivative design shall not be earlier than the filing date of the original patent application for design.A patent application for derivative design filed after the publication of the original design patent is not acceptable.An applicant shall not file a patent application for derivative design patent if the design therein is only similar to another derivative design patent but not to the original design patent.
中文原文 專利法第127條
同一人有二個以上近似之設計，得申請設計專利及其衍生設計專利。
衍生設計之申請日，不得早於原設計之申請日。
申請衍生設計專利，於原設計專利公告後，不得為之。
同一人不得就與原設計不近似，僅與衍生設計近似之設計申請為衍生設計專利。
衍生設計之申請日，不得早於原設計之申請日。
申請衍生設計專利，於原設計專利公告後，不得為之。
同一人不得就與原設計不近似，僅與衍生設計近似之設計申請為衍生設計專利。