Bulletin
LEE & LI Bulletin - March 2025
Bulletin
The Executive Yuan Publishes Amendment to the List of National Core Key Technologies
The National Science and Technology Council (referred to as "NSTC") established and published the National Core Key Technology Determination Measures on April 26, 2023. In accordance with the aforementioned Measures, ... MoreTaiwan Patent Practices
- Supreme Court held that determination of inventive step should adopt the "could-would principle" and consider "secondary factors"
- Claim construction arguments not raised at first instance may me barred on appeal
- The concept of apportionment used in the calculation of damages under patent infringement lawsuits
- The Intellectual Property Office has released the "Top 100 Patent Rankings for 2024" and the "Overview of Patent and Trademark Applications for 2024"
Taiwan Trademark Practices
- Bona fide prior use of trademarks shall not exceed the original extent
- A trademark check to prevent trademark infringement is essential before the distribution of souvenirs in shareholders' meetings
- Trademark squatting may constitute criminal offense of breach of trust
- Arbitrary changes to another person's domain registrant name and webpage content may incur criminal liability
- Ministry of Finance Notice: Draft Amendments to Articles 4, 11, and 18 of the "Standards of Minor Breaches for the Application of Customs Anti-Smuggling Act"
- Calculation of damages for trademark infringement – the number of "seized infringing goods" calculated based on the number of goods produced by the OEM
Taiwan Copyright Practices
- Exploitation of derivative works after licensing of original works to third parties
- Copyright infringement disputes regarding the sale of digital set-top boxes for hotel operators to broadcast wireless television channels
- Requirement of originality for compilation works completed using databases built by computer programs