Patent Act Article 153
Transitional provisions: Priority claim under WTO membership, etc.In respect of a patent application that, prior to the implementation of the November 29, 2011 amendment of this Act, violates the former Paragraph 1 of Article 28, Paragraph 1 of Article 28 applicable mutatis mutandis under Article 108, or Paragraph 1 of Article 28 applicable mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 1 of Article 129 of this Act, and therefore cannot claim priority pursuant to the former Paragraph 3 of Article 28, Paragraph 3 of Article 28 applicable mutatis mutandis under Article 108, or Paragraph 3 of Article 28 applicable mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 1 of Article 129 of this Act, in the event that the patent application is still pending at the time of the implementation, if, with respect to a patent application for invention and utility model, the period of sixteen (16) months after the earliest priority date has not expired, and if, with respect to a patent application for design, the period of ten (10) months after the earliest priority date has not expired, Paragraph 4 of Article 29, Paragraph 4 of Article 29 applicable mutatis mutandis under Article 120, and Paragraph 4 of Article 29 applicable mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 1 of Article 142 shall apply.In respect of a patent application that, prior to the implementation of the November 29, 2011 amendment of this Act, violates the former Paragraph 2 of Article 28, Paragraph 2 of Article 28 applicable mutatis mutandis under Article 108, or Paragraph 2 of Article 28 applicable mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 1 of Article 129 of this Act, and therefore cannot claim priority pursuant to the former Paragraph 3 of Article 28, Paragraph 3 of Article 28 applicable mutatis mutandis under Article 108, or Paragraph 3 of Article 28 applicable mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 1 of Article 129 of this Act, in the event that the patent application is still pending at the time of the implementation, if, with respect to a patent application for invention and utility model, the period of the sixteen (16) months period after the earliest priority date has not expired, and if, with respect to a patent application for design, the period of ten (10) months after the earliest priority date has not expired, the provisions of Paragraph 2 of Article 29, Paragraph 2 of Article 29 applicable mutatis mutandis under Article 120, and Paragraph 2 of Article 29 applicable mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 1 of Article 142 shall apply.
中文原文 專利法第153條
本法中華民國一百年十一月二十九日修正之條文施行前，依修正前第二十八條第三項、第一百零八條準用第二十八條第三項、第一百二十九條第一項準用第二十八條第三項規定，以違反修正前第二十八條第一項、第一百零八條準用第二十八條第一項、第一百二十九條第一項準用第二十八條第一項規定喪失優先權之專利申請案，於修正施行後尚未審定或處分，且自最早之優先權日起，發明、新型專利申請案仍在十六個月內，設計專利申請案仍在十個月內者，適用第二十九條第四項、第一百二十條準用第二十九條第四項、第一百四十二條第一項準用第二十九條第四項之規定。
本法中華民國一百年十一月二十九日修正之條文施行前，依修正前第二十八條第三項、第一百零八條準用第二十八條第三項、第一百二十九條第一項準用第二十八條第三項規定，以違反修正前第二十八條第二項、第一百零八條準用第二十八條第二項、第一百二十九條第一項準用第二十八條第二項規定喪失優先權之專利申請案，於修正施行後尚未審定或處分，且自最早之優先權日起，發明、新型專利申請案仍在十六個月內，設計專利申請案仍在十個月內者，適用第二十九條第二項、第一百二十條準用第二十九條第二項、第一百四十二條第一項準用第二十九條第二項之規定。
本法中華民國一百年十一月二十九日修正之條文施行前，依修正前第二十八條第三項、第一百零八條準用第二十八條第三項、第一百二十九條第一項準用第二十八條第三項規定，以違反修正前第二十八條第二項、第一百零八條準用第二十八條第二項、第一百二十九條第一項準用第二十八條第二項規定喪失優先權之專利申請案，於修正施行後尚未審定或處分，且自最早之優先權日起，發明、新型專利申請案仍在十六個月內，設計專利申請案仍在十個月內者，適用第二十九條第二項、第一百二十條準用第二十九條第二項、第一百四十二條第一項準用第二十九條第二項之規定。