Patent Act Article 132
Conversion into design patentWhere an application originally filed for invention or utility model patent is converted into a patent application for design, the filing date of the original application shall be deemed to be the filing date of the converted patent application for design.A request for the conversion shall not be made under any of the following conditions:1. after a written decision allowing the original patent application is served;2. two (2) months after the date on which a written decision rejecting the original patent application for invention is served; or3. thirty (30) days after the date on which a written decision rejecting the original patent application for utility model is served.A converted patent application shall not extend beyond the scope of content disclosed in the description, claim(s), or drawing(s) of the original patent application as filed.
中文原文 專利法第132條
申請發明或新型專利後改請設計專利者，以原申請案之申請日為改請案之申請日。
改請之申請，有下列情事之一者，不得為之：
一、原申請案准予專利之審定書、處分書送達後。
二、原申請案為發明，於不予專利之審定書送達後逾二個月。
三、原申請案為新型，於不予專利之處分書送達後逾三十日。
改請後之申請案，不得超出原申請案申請時說明書、申請專利範圍或圖式所揭露之範圍。
改請之申請，有下列情事之一者，不得為之：
一、原申請案准予專利之審定書、處分書送達後。
二、原申請案為發明，於不予專利之審定書送達後逾二個月。
三、原申請案為新型，於不予專利之處分書送達後逾三十日。
改請後之申請案，不得超出原申請案申請時說明書、申請專利範圍或圖式所揭露之範圍。