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2018 in Taipei. Experts shared their experiences and exchanged thoughts on the trend to patent development and corresponding strategies in new technologies.
Cross-Strait Copyright Forum
The 10th Cross-Strait Copyright Forum was cohosted by Taiwan Association for Copyrights Protection (TACP) and Copyright Society of China (CSC) in May in Taipei, with the theme of "Innovative thinking of copyright under the new media applications." Participants exchanged opinions on issues of facing the emerging technologies on the Internet such as copyright protection and coping measures.
Cross-Strait Forum on Trade Secret Protection
The 10th Cross-Strait Copyright Forum
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To deepen cross-Strait exchange on trade
secret issues, TIPO held the 2018 Cross-Strait
Forum on Investigation and Litigation of Trade
Secrets Cases in Taipei in October. Invited to
the event were experts from the Intellectual
Property Court, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ),
the Investigation Bureau in Ministry of Justice (MJIB) and the National Police Agency in Ministry of the Interior (MINPA). These experts discussed the investigation and litigation practice in depth with judicial experts from mainland China.
In November, TIPO attended the 2018 Forum on Trade Secrets in Xiamen, mainland China. The forum addressed litigation and investigation on trade secrets cases to deepen the consensus on cross-Strait trade secrets protection.
IP Exchanges and Services
In January, the Director of the Sichuan Intellectual Property Office visited TIPO to exchange thoughts on cross-Strait IPR innovation, protection, management, and use.
As of the end of 2018, TIPO processed 636 trademark, copyright or patent assistance request through the cross-Strait collaboration assistance mechanism. Of these, 623 cases were completed.
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