Patent Act Article 37
Early publication of a patent application for an inventionAfter receiving application documents and determining through examination that the application conforms to stipulated formality requirement and contains no elements that may be deemed unsuitable for laying open, the Specific Patent Agency shall lay open the patent application for invention eighteen (18) months since its filing.The Specific Patent Agency may advance the laying-open of a patent application upon the request of the applicant.A patent application for invention shall not be laid open under any of the following conditions:1. where it is withdrawn within fifteen (15) months after its filing date;2. where it involves national defense secrets or any other secrets pertaining to national security; or3. where it is contrary to public order or morality.Where a priority is claimed, the calculation of time period set forth in Paragraph 1 and the preceding paragraph shall be based on the priority date; where two or more priorities are claimed, the calculation thereof shall be based on the earliest priority date.
中文原文 專利法第37條
專利專責機關接到發明專利申請文件後，經審查認為無不合規定程式，且無應不予公開之情事者，自申請日後經過十八個月，應將該申請案公開之。
專利專責機關得因申請人之申請，提早公開其申請案。
發明專利申請案有下列情事之一，不予公開：
一、自申請日後十五個月內撤回者。
二、涉及國防機密或其他國家安全之機密者。
三、妨害公共秩序或善良風俗者。
第一項、前項期間之計算，如主張優先權者，以優先權日為準；主張二項以上優先權時，以最早之優先權日為準。
專利專責機關得因申請人之申請，提早公開其申請案。
發明專利申請案有下列情事之一，不予公開：
一、自申請日後十五個月內撤回者。
二、涉及國防機密或其他國家安全之機密者。
三、妨害公共秩序或善良風俗者。
第一項、前項期間之計算，如主張優先權者，以優先權日為準；主張二項以上優先權時，以最早之優先權日為準。