Legislative Yuan Passes Patent Act Amendment Concerning Border Protection Measures for Patents
The main purpose of this latest amendment is to strengthen the protection of patentees. Legislator Lee Guei-min and her colleagues, having consulted relevant foreign legislations, Taiwan’s Trademark Act and Copyright Act, proposed that a mechanism of “request to detain” be introduced to the Patent Act.
(Data Source: TIPO; News Published on 2014/01/08)
Intellectual property (IP) rights are the legally recognized exclusive rights to creations of the mind.[1] Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets, such as musical, literary, and artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words, phrases, symbols, and designs. Common types of intellectual property rights include copyright, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights, trade dress, and in some jurisdictions trade secrets.