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Cover Story
An Interview with Taiwanese Patent Attorneys –
Innovation in Taiwan and China
Conor Stuart/IP Observer Reporter
Jay Kao and Andy Lee, two patent attorneys from North America Intellectual Property Co. talked to us about their view of innovation and patent protections in Taiwan and China and the approach they take to patent drafting...More >>

Features
‘Administrative Protection’ Stymies Apple's iPhone 6 Model Operations
in Beijing
Anita Li/IP Observer Reporter
The Beijing Intellectual Property Office (BJIPO) has ordered Apple to stop selling its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in Beijing since May, as the office has suggested that the two iPhone 6 models are too similar in appearance to local Chinese cell phone the 100C...More >>
Trade Secret Wars in Asia
Conor Stuart/IP Observer Reporter
At an IP strategy forum held by the Taiwanese Society of International Law, Taiwan Intellectual Property Court judge Hsiung Sung-mei looked back at some of the major trade secret cases that have driven improvements in trade secret legislation in Asia....More >>
Lesson Learned: HTC Vive to Protect VR Development with Patent Strategy
Conor Stuart/IP Observer Reporter
While talk of Internet of Things dominated most of the speeches made at Computex this year, held from May 30 to June 3, it was the VR booths of HTC Vive and Samsung Gear that drew most attention from members of the public at the new InnoVEX...More >>

IP News in Brief
Hon Hai to Release New Products Based on Sharp Patents

Modest Impact on the Taiwan ICT Industry Expected from UK Referendum Result but Changes in UK Consumer Buying Power May Cause Future Worries: MIC

Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceuticals to License Avigan from FujiFilm

Patent Dispute Mediation Period Shortened to Two Months in China

TIPO to Launch 24/7 Electronic Document Services from July 1

China Grants 2592 Trademarks on Names of Disputed South Sea Islands

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