Intellectual Property

Overview of Taiwan’s Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)


To foster a more efficient and applicant-friendly environment for cross-border patent filings—enabling enterprises to obtain patents faster and stre...

August 4, 2025

Possible Alternatives to Address the Contested Issue of Copyrighted Material Training in Generative AI Models


Recently, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California handed Meta and Anthropic significant legal victories by finding th...

July 23, 2025

Whether the “Input” Used to Train Generative AI Constitutes Fair Use — US Copyright Office’s Pre-publication AI Report


I. Introduction The United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) released in May 2025 a “pre-publication version” of Part 3 of its Report on Copyr...

June 17, 2025

How Does Taiwan’s Copyright Act Address Emerging Forms of TV Box Infringement? Part II


In our previous article, we explored how the Copyright Act, prior to its 2019 amendment, addressed copyright infringement facilitated by TV boxes and ...

May 10, 2025

How Does Taiwan’s Copyright Act Address Emerging Forms of TV Box Infringement – Part I


Advertisements such as “Watch unlimited movies and TV shows for free forever” and “No more monthly fees for cable TV or streaming platforms” f...

April 30, 2025

Counterfeit Crackdown! Penalty Reduction Standards
Amended to Remove Small-Scale Smuggling Loophole


In late February 2025, the Customs Administration of the Ministry of Finance announced proposed amendments to certain provisions of the Standards for ...

April 1, 2025

Are Museum Images of Public-Domain Art Protected by Copyright?


If you’re a designer or business looking to use images of historical art collections from museums, you may encounter copyright notices alongside suc...

March 12, 2025

Can Game Companies Unilaterally Terminate a Player’s Right to Play After They Download an Online Game?


Issues arising from termination of players’ access to their digital games In the past, computer and console games were predominantly sold in...

March 10, 2025