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VI
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE AND COOPERATION
KIPO representatives at the 1
st
Taiwan-Korea IPR
Working Group meeting
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Cross-strait Exchange
3
Implementation of Cross-strait
Agreement on IPR Protection
and Cooperation
Implementation results of the Cross-
strait Agreement in 2014 included the
following:
Mutually Accepting Priority Rights
In 2014, mainland China accepted
a total 5,766 patent priority right claim
cases and 53 trademark priority right
claim cases from Taiwan; Taiwan ac-
cepted 2,844 patent cases and 45
trademark cases from mainland China.
Taiwan-UK
The 5
th
Taiwan-UK IPR videocon-
ference was held in July to give up-
dates and share feedback on trade
secrets protection, border measures
in patent, the UK’s draft amendment
to design patent provisions, mutual
recognition of deposit of biological
materials, blocking access to foreign
rogue s i tes , and Taiwan’ s I PR en-
forcement.
Taiwan-Korea
In August, KIPO and TIPO officials
met at the 7
th
Taiwan-Korea Economic
and Trade Consultation Meeting for in-
depth discussions on IPR issues. Both
sides agreed to set up a Taiwan-Korea
IPR Working Group to further discuss
concrete cooperation and official vis-
its. In November, KIPO officials came to
Taiwan to convene the first Taiwan-Ko-
rea IPR Working Group Meeting. Issues
covered at the meeting included co-
operation in PPH MOTTAINAI program,
exchange of examiners, exchange of
information, and commercialization.
Taiwan-Philippines
Under the framework of the Taiwan-
Philippines IPR/MOU, a forum on IPR
invention was held in Manila, the Philip-
pines in October. The IPOPHIL invited
Presiding Judge Han-Ching Wang of
Taiwan’s IP Court to share litigation
experiences on “Challenges of IPR En-
forcement and Adjudication in the 21
st
Century,” and Judge Huei-Ju Tsai to
present on “Enhancing IP Adjudication
System: Taiwan’s Experience.”