Enforcement Rules of the Patent Act Article 41

The period of twelve (12) months prescribed under Paragraph 1 of Article 28 applicable mutatis mutandis under Article 120 of the Act is calculated from the day following the filing date of the first patent application in a country which reciprocally recognizes ROC-based priority claims or a member of the WTO to the filing date prescribed under Paragraph 2, Article 106 of the Act.The period of twelve (12) months prescribed under Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 1 of Article 30 applicable mutatis mutandis under Article 120 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 106 of the Act.