Regulations of Patent Fees Article 3
Before a first office action is issued to a patent application for invention, on the occurrence of any of the following events, the patent applicant may request for a refund of the fee for substantive examination or re-examination referred to in Subparagraph 3 and 7, Paragraph 1 of preceding article; the above shall not apply to applications for which joint-interviews have been conducted:1. the patent application for invention is withdrawn;2. the patent application for invention is deemed withdrawn pursuant to Paragraph 2 , Article 30 or Article 30 applicable mutatis mutandis under Article 120 of the Act; or3. the patent application for invention is converted into other types.
中文原文 專利規費收費辦法第3條
發明申請案於發給第一次審查意見通知前，有下列情事之一者，得申請退還前條第一項第三款之實體審查申請費或第七款之再審查申請費。
但該申請案已完成聯合面詢者，不適用之：
一、撤回申請案。
二、依本法第三十條第二項或第一百二十條準用第三十條規定視為撤回。
三、改請。
但該申請案已完成聯合面詢者，不適用之：
一、撤回申請案。
二、依本法第三十條第二項或第一百二十條準用第三十條規定視為撤回。
三、改請。