Region: Taiwan

Revised guidelines for trademark disputes set to improve hearing process

The Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs has published its amended guidelines that govern hearings in trademark cases. The revisions aim to streamline and enhance the process of deciding disputes by introducing remote and preliminary hearings and provisions on judges’ disclosure of inner convictions.

03 July 2024

Delta Electronics pivots patent strategy from ‘passive defensive’ to ‘proactive offensive’

The company is increasing its monetisation focus to help achieve its ambitious two-digit growth goal, says general counsel Karl Yeh

18 June 2024

Revealed: The IAM Asia Elite of 2024

Our annual list of the region’s best in the business now boasts 93 organisations, with Japanese companies scooping the most spots

06 June 2024

Amendments to Trademark Act impose stricter restrictions on trademark agents and introduce accelerated examination system

Anticipated changes to Taiwan’s trademark legislation have now come into force, requiring potential agents to register with the IP office and allowing applicants that meet certain criteria to file for accelerated examination in urgent cases.

08 May 2024

Inventec Appliances to double down on IP monetisation

In the face of budget cuts, IP Head Anita Liang says the company is focusing on improving its patent quality for out-bound licensing and patent transactions

02 May 2024

Electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn using patents to pivot business strategy

The Taiwanese manufacturer is eying EV and AI as it seeks to become the world’s largest solution-providing platform, reveals IP head Mick Lin

18 April 2024

TSMC's IP head on using a multi-pronged IP strategy to drive growth

The world’s largest semiconductor maker expects to keep facing NPE lawsuits as it expands globally, IP associate general counsel Billie Chen reveals

28 February 2024

Analysing TSMC’s use of IP to minimise risk during expansion

The semiconductor giant has become increasingly focused on both its patent and trade secrets strategy at a time when it is also experiencing threats and risks from all sides

08 February 2024

TSMC’s gold-plated approach to trade secrets strategy

IAM caught up with Associate General Counsel Dr Fortune Shieh about rewarding innovators and how the company clocked up more than 100,000 new trade secrets in a single year

19 January 2024

Amended National Security Act imposes stricter punishments on trade secret misappropriation following new list of crucial tech

Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Council has released its first list of 22 technologies that it deems crucial to national security, signalling a strong determination to enhance trade secret protection in the semiconductor space and other sensitive industries.

17 January 2024