Trademark ＆ Company Registration / e-Commerce Platform / Certificate of Origin ＆ Certificate of Processing System / Exporter ＆ Importer Management System (Competent authority: Ministry of Economic Affairs)
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Question:
Will trademark registration need to be changed after the launch of the new UI No. format? Will I need to renew registration of a trademark myself, or will it be done automatically? And if I need to do it myself, will I have to pay a fee for it? Who can I contact about any related questions?
Answer:
1. A foreign national’s UI No. is not among the particulars required for entry in the trademark register, and will not be publicly disclosed. Therefore, under the provisions of Article 38 Paragraph 2 of the Trademark Act and the mutatis mutandis application of Article 24 of the same Act, no renewal of registration is required.
2. However, for clarity as to the subject of rights, a trademark owner whose UI No. is changed may send notification of this, with relevant documentation, to the Intellectual Property Office, for updating their basic information, and will not need to pay a fee.
3. If you have any questions about this, you can inquire further at the Trademark Service Desk (call 02-2376-7570).
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After the change to the new UI No.’s, will company registrations need to be changed? Will I need to renew the registration myself, or will it be done automatically? And if I need to do it myself, will I have to pay a fee? Who can I contact about any related questions?
Answer:
After the change to the new UI No.’s, companies can decide for themselves whether to apply to change their registration, with the company’s responsible officer making the application (if no such, then the persons concerned doing it themselves). There will be a special fee－exemption period from January 2, 2021 to January 2, 2022, during which fee payment will be waived for such part of company registrations as are consequent to the issuance of the new UI No.’s. If you have any questions about this, you can call 412-1166 (add 02 when using a mobile phone).
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After I change to the new UI No., will my iPAS (Industry Professional Assessment System) certificate also need to be changed? How to do this? Will there be a fee for it? Who can I contact about any related questions?
Answer:
1. Changing to the new UI No. will not necessitate updating an iPAS certificate. It is up to the holder to choose whether or not to do so. To apply for the change, go to the iPAS website and download and fill in the Certificate Reissue/Renewal Application Form. No fee will be charged for this.
2. If you have any questions about this, you can call the MOEA iPAS promotion team at 03-591-2890 or send an email to ipas@itri.org.tw.
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Question:
After I change to the new UI No., will I need to apply to the electricity, water and natural gas utilities to change my billing information? Will I be charged a fee for this? Who can I contact about any related questions?
Answer:
1. Water: It will not be necessary to apply to change your water billing information after you change to the new UI No. If you have any related questions, you can call Taiwan Water Corporation’s toll-free service hotline 1910.
2. Electricity: After changing to the new UI No., you may change your billing information by any of four channels: at a Taipower service counter, online, via the Taipower app, or via Taipower’s 24-hour service hotline 1911. The change will be made free of charge. If in doubt, you can call the toll-free hotline 1911.
3. Natural gas: To maintain the accuracy of users’ basic information, customers are required to notify their natural gas provider after they change to the new UI No., and will not need to pay any charge for this. If you have any related questions, you can call the following numbers for inquiry:
1) Miaoli Service Center: (037)260-377;
2) Zhunan Service Center: (037)622-627;
3) Hsinchu Service Center: (03)575-0918;
4) Zhudong Service Center: (03)596-2334;
5) Public Natural Gas Business Office: (037)275-770.
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After I change to the new UI No., will I be able to use it to shop on e-commerce platforms? Who can I contact about any related questions?
Answer:
1. On most e-commerce platforms, members of the public do not need to use their UI No. to register for membership (most use email or mobile phone), and after becoming members, use a registered account password for logging on. Hence, the change of UI No. will not affect use of these platforms.
2. The minority of shopping platforms that do require a UI No. for registration will adjust their systems to accommodate the new UI No.’s for foreign nationals, and this also will not affect people’s shopping on e-commerce platforms.
3. If you have any related questions, please first ask the e-commerce platforms, and if you still have questions, you can call the MOEA (02-2321-2200 ext. 8751, ask for Ms. Wu).
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Will the change to the new UI No.’s necessitate any changes to the electronic visas of export and import commodities, the online operating system for Certificates of Origin and Certificates of Processing, and the Exporter/Importer Management System? Will I need to attend to any such changes myself, or will they be done automatically? And if I have to make such changes myself, will I be charged any fees? Who can I contact about any related questions?
Answer:
After the change to the new UI No.’s, all three of these BOFT systems – for import/export e-visas, online certificates of origin and processing, and exporter/importer management – will have functions for changing UI No., to be done online by those concerned themselves (free of charge). If you have any related questions, please call the phone number provided on the account application page.
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After I change to the new UI No., will I need to take the initiative to change my UI No. in the Industrial Explosives e-Network Service System, or will it be done automatically? Who can I contact about any related questions?
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If an applicant’s ID has changed to the new UI No., they will need to log into the Industrial Explosives e-Network Service System to register the change. There will not be any charge for this. If you have any related questions, please call 02-2311-3001 ext. 711.