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Under the Copyright Act, works are generally deemed protected when they embody both the expression of thoughts or emotions and a degree of originality.

The statute of limitations for claiming damages for infringement of intellectual property rights is, in principle, two years, with a maximum of ten years ...

This loophole, if there is one, might need to be eventually mended by the court.

In a recent decision, the Taiwan IP Court rendered a new perspective on the test of determining whether a Taiwan court has jurisdiction over a foreign defendant whose products are sold to Taiwan via its website.

The Copyright Act in Taiwan, stipulating that "the author of a work shall enjoy copyright upon completion of the work," adopts the principle that copyright is vested automatically.

With the prevalence of the internet, people have become accustomed to refer to online reviews for their consumption decision-making and also express their opinions through online reviews after consumption.

The defendant is protected by the presumption of innocence and has the right to silence.

In June 2020, we reported a case of copyright infringement on the exterior design of a karaoke booth, or K-booth in short...

The rule of international exhaustion is still the benchmark in Taiwan's patent and trademark law regimes to address issues surrounding parallel imports also known as grey market goods.

In a recent decision on a copyright infringement dispute, the IP Court judges once again demonstrated their adeptness in interpreting problematic contractual wordings ...

In Taiwan, there is a mild but long-established presumption against treating industrial design as copyrightable.

Rights holders looking at Asia-Pacific enforcement budgets often have to make hard decisions about where to take action.

Sanyu (1895 – 1966), a modernist Chinese painter, is one of the most sought-after names in Asian art market.

As big brands increasingly engage in developing their metaverses or joining one, new issues have occurred in protection and enforcement of trademark rights in this unchartered virtual world.

Over-the-Top (hereinafter "OTT") streaming technology has introduced revolutionary business models to the audiovisual industry, while also giving rise to controversies...

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Taiwan’s legal system offers several useful tools for taking action against infringers in technology cases that offer good value for rights holders willing to think flexibly. With the decriminalization of patent infringement over the past several years, purely civil patent claims can be effective but do not have the strength of a combined assault on the infringer using patent, copyright, attachment of assets, trade-secrets, fair-trade, contract and import/export laws. When possible, we recommend