Intellectual Property Litigation Developments in Chinese Taipei - - - PDF document

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2009/SOM2/IPEG/033a Agenda Item: 5a-iii

Intellectual Property Litigation Developments in Chinese Taipei - Presentation

Purpose: Information Submitted by: Chinese Taipei 29th Intellectual Property Rights’ Experts Group Meeting Singapore 28-29 July 2009

Intellectual Property Litigation Developments in Chinese Taipei

29th APEC IPEG Meeting, Singapore July 28-29, 2009

Gloria H.J. Lin Intellectual Property Court

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Title Number Chief Judge 1 Judge 8 Chief Technical Examination Officer 1 Technical Examination Officer 8 Administrative Staff 80 Total 98

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Supreme Court

Supreme Administrative Court

Intellectual Property Court

1st Instance Criminal Action (District Court) 1st Instance Civil Action (IP Court)

Petition Review Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs

Intellectual Property Office, MOEA

1st Instance Civil Action (District Court)

Number of IP Cases Filed

(July 1, 2008~June 30, 2009)

Number of IP Cases Filed and Terminated

(July 1, 2008~June 30, 2009)

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Technical Examination Officers

• Duty of TEOs

– Assist trial proceedings – Assist evidence preservation proceeding. – Analyze and provide technical opinions

• Selected from Intellectual Property Office

Technology Categories Statistics

(July 1, 2008~June 30, 2009)

Number of cases Electrical Engineering

61

Information Technology

39

Mechanical Engineering

176

Civil engineering and Architecture

15

Chemistry

44

Biotechnology & Medical Science

13

Industrial Design

17

Total

365

Speedy trials

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Deter preliminary injunction abuses Consistency and predictability of Judgment

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