TIPLO - Taiwan International Patent & Law Office was founded in 1965 by M. S. Lin and a group of professional legal and technical associates specializing in intellectual property rights. Over five decades of evolution characterizes TIPLO as one of the largest and most reliable intellectual property law firms in Taiwan with diversified expertise to encompass IP as well as general legal services provided by a full service law firm.
TIPLO is conveniently located in the heart of the modern office building area of Taipei, occupying more than 7,800M2 of office space. TIPLO now maintains two IBM AS/400 computer systems with more than 300 LAN connected PC terminals. With the firm's successful computerization launched in 1984, TIPLO 's business operation is substantially conducted and accurately monitored under the sophisticated computerized management system.
TIPLO is staffed by over 300 full-time members*. Our members comprise multilingual professionals fluent in English, Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese and other languages. In addition to several Ph.D. and Doctoral Candidates, thirty-three of over seventy technical engineers handling patent prosecution work hold Master Degrees in special fields of technology ranging from traditional engineering and art areas to high-tech genres. Among the twenty-five lawyers, more than half hold degrees from National Taiwan University, known as the top university in Taiwan, and most of the lawyers received LL.M. Degree and MIP Degree respectively from various prestigious universities including Tokyo University, Kyoto University, Hokkaido University, NYU, the University of Washington, and Franklin Pierce Law Center.
Above solid professionalism, time-honored proficiency and highly upheld ethic standards, simplicity of our organization is one of the major strengths of TIPLO. The firm is mainly composed of three departments: Patent Department, Trademark Department and Legal Department.
