Recently, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) of China launched a new trademark search engine, which enables the search of identical or similar trademarks by uploading images. Henceforth, TIPO will become another IP office that can conduct the trademark search by uploading images, following the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), IP Australia (IPA), Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), and the World Intellectual Property Organization Global Trademark Database (WIPOGBD). Moreover, TIPO is also calling for applicants to provide search results when filing trademark applications, which is expected to shorten the examination time.

(Source: Unitalen)