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#005    August 29, 2016
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The Unwritten Rules of Renewals Services which will Help you Manage Patent Costs Effectively
Clarence Chiang & Conor Stuart/IP Observer Reporters
After you are awarded a patent you have to pay renewal fees at set intervals. If you have left them to a patent renewals agency to deal with, this article may prompt you to dig out your most recent renewals invoice and rethink your position...More >>

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What Role do ISPs and Content Distributors Play in Stemming Digital Piracy in Taiwan?
Conor Stuart/IP Observer Reporter
Representatives from ISPs and Content Distributors including Google Taiwan, Fox Networks, KK Box, Chunghwa Telecom and FarEastone came together to discuss how their firms have responded to the threat of digital piracy at a recent conference in Taipei...More >>
Brexit Aftershocks: Will Your IP Rights Be Affected?
Lan-min Huang
On 23 June, 2016, the UK public voted to leave the EU. IP professionals were shocked but eager to know what impact Brexit would have on their intellectual property rights in the UK. Over two months have since passed, and the big questions remains unanswered. The changes that will come, however, will take time to work through. That is, no change will happen in the short term...More >>
What Business Method Patents and Software Patents Pass Muster at the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office?
Conor Stuart/IP Observer Reporter
Yan Chun-jen, an examiner of the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office, gave a talk at a recent FinTech patent conference at National Taiwan University, in order to give some feedback to applicants on how business method and software patents are examined in Taiwan...More >>
Taiwanese Inventor with Patents for Non-Phosphor Aided White-Light LEDs May Offer Hope for Failing Plant Factories
Conor Stuart/IP Observer Reporter
As patent battles over white light LED technology continue to rage worldwide, a Taiwanese inventor has developed technology that circumvents Nichia’s YAG patents as well as dispensing with reliance on phosphors sourced from China...More >>

IP News in Brief
Hong Shu-min Promoted to Director General of Taiwan Intellectual Property Office

TPP to Lift Restrictions on PRC Investment in Wake of Blow to 3000 Taiwan SMEs?

Taiwanese Company First in Asia to Win Lawsuit over Google Keyword

China Issues 13th Five-Year Plan on Scientific and Technological Innovation

China-Israel Experimental Patent Prosecution Highway Extended Indefinitely

Taipei’s National Palace Museum Mobilizes the Public in the Fight Against Piracy

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