Intellectual Property

Exploring statistics at the Taiwan Intellectual Property Court: part IV administrative litigation


Having highlighted some interesting statistics regarding civil judgements rendered by the Intellectual Property Court (“IP Court”) in the previou...

February 19, 2021

A new positive patent examination program for startups


Lack of funds and tangible assets is a common problem for startups, and one which often proves fatal. To address this issue, Taiwan began promoting in...

January 4, 2021

Exploring statistics at the Taiwan Intellectual Property Court: part III civil litigation


In this part of our report (previous parts one and two are here), we look at civil judgments rendered by the Intellectual Property Court (“IP Co...

December 17, 2020

How Taiwan’s TAICCA is supporting creative industries


Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) is a new government institute under the Ministry of Culture aimed at catalyzing the development of Taiwan’s ...

August 24, 2020

Exploring statistics at the Taiwan Intellectual Property Court: part II litigation


After taking a look at the caseload of Taiwan’s Intellectual Property Court (“IP Court”) in part one, we now focus on the number of litigation ...

July 21, 2020

Exploring statistics at the Taiwan Intellectual Property Court: part I overview


Since its inception in 2008, the Intellectual Property Court (“IP Court”) has heard thousands of civil, criminal and administrative actions concer...

May 28, 2020

Hearings for patent invalidation cases


In Taiwan, patent invalidation proceedings usually involve the submission of written pleadings and defenses, as well as the submission of evidence. In...

September 26, 2019

When claiming trademark priority in Taiwan, choice of country can make a difference


When filing a trademark application in Taiwan, an applicant may use the first application filed in a foreign jurisdiction to serve as a basis for a pr...

September 17, 2019