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• Cooperative Program on Mutual Recognition of Deposit of Biological Materials
On December 1, 2017, the "Cooperative Program on Mutual Recognition of Deposit of Biological Materials for the Purpose of Patent Procedure" between TIPO and the UKIPO was officially launched. As of December 2018, a total of 6 patent applications had been submitted and were filed by British nationals.
International Seminars
• Exchange of Examiners
In December, TIPO sent two patent examiners to KIPO and exchange thoughts on patent legal regimes and examination practices.
Taiwan-UK
• Taiwan-UK IPR Videoconference
In December, TIPO and the UKIPO cohosted the 9th videoconference. Representatives exchanged thoughts on online copyright infringement, Brexit’s impact on IPR, SME support and mediation, university/business collaboration and Lambert
tool kit, and respective IPR development.
2018 Taiwan-EU Seminar on IP Capacity Building for SMEs and Academic and Research Institutions
Signing of the "Cooperative Program on Mutual Recognition of Deposit of Biological Materials for the Purpose of Patent Procedure" between TIPO and the UKIPO
In April, TIPO, EETO, and EBRC cohosted the 2018 Taiwan-EU Seminar on IP Capacity Building for SMEs and Academic and Research Institutions. In the conference, the two sides exchanged thoughts and experiences on the strategies to support SMEs to innovate and grow by making use of IPs, as well as the practices to support SMEs to safeguard their IP rights. A total of about 200 people attended the event.
2018 Taiwan-EU Seminar on IP Capacity Building for SMEs and Academic and Research Institutions
Seminar on the IP Landscape in Southeast Asian Countries
In August, TIPO hosted the Seminar on the IP Landscape in Southeast Asian Countries to help Taiwan businesses gain a better understanding about the systems of intellectual property in Southeast Asian countries. A number of trademark officials from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
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