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IPR LEGISLATIONS
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Trade Secrets Act
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In compliance with the addition of
criminal liability in the Trade Secrets Act,
TIPO submitted a “Flowchart for Inves-
tigating Trade Secret Criminal Cases”
and “Guidelines for Investigating Trade
Secret Criminal Cases” to the Taiwan
High Prosecutors Office for reference.
Also, between May and September,
TIPO held three sessions of trade secrets
practice workshops at science parks in
Hsinchu, Taichung, and Tainan. A total
of 115 members of law enforcement
agencies and courts attended these
events. Attendees discussed trade se-
crets practices with representatives
from the technology industry. These
workshops were helpful to enhancing
the quality and efficacy of trade secret
investigation and trial.
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Exchanges on IPR Practices
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Workshops on Trademark,
Copyright, Patent Practices
and Case Studies
In September, Chief Judges from
the IP Court and members from the Peti-
tions and Appeals Committee gathered
with TIPO to exchange views on 14 IPR
cases and practices. Consensus was
reached to benefit IPR operations.
International Workshop on Pat-
ent Application and Litigation
Practices
In November, TIPO held the In-
ternational Workshop on Patent Ap-
plication and Litigation Practices, in-
viting experts from the US, Germany,
and Japan to present on remedies
for actual owner of the right apply-
ing for a patent, principles of claim
construction, and the determination
of infringement. A total of over 90
people comprising judges, patent
attorneys, lawyers, and representa-
tives from the industrial sectors at-
tended the event, which in turn con-
tributes to clarifying practical issues
concerning the person not being the
owner of the right to apply for a pat-
ent, the remedies available to the
owner of the right to apply for a pat-
ent, and other patent practices.
International Workshop on Dam-
ages for Patent Infringement
The International Workshop on Dam-
ages for Patent Infringement was held
by TIPO in October with guest speakers
from Germany and the United States to
introduce patent infringement damag-
es calculation in both countries. These
speakers provided a very new perspec-