Enforcement Rules of the Patent Act Article 25

The period of twelve (12) months prescribed under Paragraph 1, Article 28 of the Act is calculated from the day following the filing date of first patent application in a country which reciprocally recognizes ROC-based priority claims or a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to the filing date prescribed under Paragraph 2, Article 25 of the Act.The period of twelve (12) months prescribed under Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 1, Article 30 of the Act is calculated from the day following the filing date of the earlier patent application to the filing date prescribed under Paragraph 2, Article 25 of the Act.