Patent Act Article 156

Transitional provisions: pending patent application for designIn respect of a patent application for design that is still pending at the time of the implementation of the November 29, 2011 amendment of this Act, the applicant may, within three (3) months after the implementation, file a request to convert it to a patent application for partial design.
中文原文 專利法第156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,尚未審定之新式樣專利申請案,申請人得於修正施行後三個月內,申請改為物品之部分設計專利申請案。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.