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Trademarking Signs with "China" or "National" in China

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:27:09 PDT

by Werner Chiu, NAIP Patent Research Photo by rvw This article focuses specifically on trademarking in China when the sign in the trademark application includes the words "China" or "National" or if it is similar to existing government-related designs or objects. On August 19, 2010 China's State Administration for ...

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TIPO to Reduce Design Patent Annuities

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:56:52 PDT

by Anita Li, NAIP Editorial On 1 July 2011, new patent annuities for Taiwan design patents will go into effect. The draft of the new fee structure was presented at a public hearing on 22 March in order to collect general opinions and feedback before submission to the Taiwan Executive Yuan to finalize the draft. Goal: Increase Design Patent...

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- Press Release - NAIP Tops 10,000 Taiwan Patent Grants

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:28:11 PDT

Patent firm North America Intellectual Property (NAIP) has received notice from the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) for issue of its 10,000th patent granted. Patent number M398638, for a display device, was filed on behalf of client Chunghwa Picture Tubes and published on February 21st, 2011. "10,000 patents granted is truly...

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Taiwan Patent Office Fees

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 02:33:58 PST

by Jeffrey Chang, NAIP Editorial When devising IP strategy, for all the consideration given to markets, competitors, suppliers and so on, one thing always seems to be the deciding factor: cost. Although most economies are already two years removed from the global economic crisis, corporate budgets have yet to fully recover, and IP managers...

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Are Patents Evil? – An Economist's Perspective

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:05:22 PST

By Bravo Li, NAIP Editorial As rational members of a capitalist society, we are, for the most part, trained to see monopolies as bad for the market. Monopolies create artificially high prices. They stifle competition. They steal candy from children and other evil acts. We also know, as IP industry professionals, that patents are...

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China & Taiwan Implement Mutual Recognition of Priority Rights

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 02:52:17 PST

By Werner Chiu, NAIP Patent Research & Jeffrey Chang, NAIP Editorial Since ECFA and the cross-strait IPR agreement were signed in September, many have wondered when the goals and frameworks established would become reality. But since many political, administrative and even logistical issues had yet to discussed, many were surprised...

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Agreement Signed, But Long Road Ahead for Cross-Strait IP Rights

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:51:30 PST

by Jeffrey Chang, NAIP Editorial On 29 July 2010, amid much political support, political protest and media frenzy over the signing of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement, Taiwan and China officials also quietly signed the "Cross-Strait Agreement on Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Cooperation" (IPR Agreement). Over the...

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Novelty Grace Periods in Taiwan

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 03:16:16 PDT

by Jason Wang, NAIP Patent Engineering Research In Taiwan, a patentable invention must satisfy three conditions: utility, novelty, and inventive step. Generally speaking, if an invention is known to the public before filing, it loses its novelty. However, under certain conditions, if the disclosure was made by the applicant, he can claim a...

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Why the Sun is Setting on Software & Business Method Patents

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 23:10:37 PDT

by Daniel Gross, NAIP Patent Engineer In the almost anticlimactic wake of the Supreme Court's decision on the Bilski vs Kappos case, there seems to be little general consensus in the IP community as to what is patentable. One camp happily believes that by throwing out the machine-or-transformation (MOT) test as being definitive, the Court has...

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NAIP Launches New Newsletter - The IP Observer

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:44:36 PDT

NAIP, Taiwan's premier US and TW patent prosecution firms, is proud to announce the launch of a new English-language newsletter--The IP Observer. With the release of the IP Observer, NAIP now releases IP newsletters in three languages--Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and English--all featuring original content and reports authored by...

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Intellectual Property in Taiwan – An Overview

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:45:55 PDT

Jeffrey Chang, NAIP Editorial Taiwan is among the most active and important countries in the global intellectual property (IP) industry. In major IP markets like the United States, Japan and Korea, Taiwan consistently ranks among the top five filers. And in 2009, organizations and inventors from around the world filed for nearly 80,000 patents at...

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The 1 April 2010 Amendments to EPO Divisional Applications

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:19:32 PDT

By Charl Goussard, NAIP Legal Research Photo by tacoekkel On 20 August 2009, the European Patent Office (EPO) announced its decision to amend the rules relating to Divisional Applications. Since the publication of this first notice, the EPO consequently issued a number of explanatory notices, amendments to its Guide for Examinations and even a...

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TIPO Announces Ex Officio Telephone Notifications for Amendments

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:20:34 PDT

On 22 June 2010 TIPO launched a new program, "Ex officio Telephone Notifications for Amendments". The program went into effect on 10 June 2010 and is intended to provide applicants with greater flexibility in when amendments to claims or specifications may be filed. Now, if an invention application is in the examination or reexamination stage, an...

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Taiwan and China Make Strides at the EPO

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:51:37 PDT

by Charl Goussard, NAIP Legal Research Recently released statistics by the European Patent Office (EPO) confirm a trend that we have noticed over the past 10 years: Asian patentees, specifically Taiwanese and Chinese, are waking up and exploring the possibilities of the European market. As one of the leading patent prosecution firms in Taiwan,...

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Taiwan Intellectual Property Office Re-organization Act Amended

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:08:44 PDT

On 6 June 2010 Taiwan's Executive Yuan passed an amended version of the Taiwan IP Office Re-organization Statute. The amendments are aimed at tackling the patent backlog and delays in patent examination, and will increase the number of patent examiners, but maintain existing head count. This will be accomplished by reducing the number of...

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US Continuation-in-Part Applications at the EPO

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:04:48 PDT

Today, companies with strong, active patent and R&D divisions develop their patent strategies with a global perspective, often filing for patents in both the United States and in Europe. To encourage and improve the inter-office "compatibility" of US and European Patent applications, both the United States Patent Office (USPTO) and European...

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Benoit Battistelli – Newly elected President of the European Patent Organization

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:14:31 PDT

by Charl Goussard, NAIP Legal Research On the 1st of March 2010, Benoit Battistelli triumphed as the sixth president of the EPO. Securing the required two third majority votes from the Administrative Council of the EPO was no easy task. It took no less than four sittings of the Council, which is made up of delegates from all the member states of...

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Enter the Tiger!

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:18:14 PST

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A Unified Patent For Europe - An Update

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:49:05 PST

by Charl Goussard, NAIP Legal Research The day when a single patent can provide protection within all European Union (EU) countries is now closer. On the 14th of December 2009, ministers from the EU gathered for a meeting at the EU Competitiveness Council. The Council, tasked with ensuring the enhancement of competitiveness and growth in Europe,...

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Who's Who at the EPO?

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:09:07 PST

by Charl Goussard, NAIP Legal Research Since our previous article What does the European Patent Office (EPO) look like? - we've spend some time to find out who's who at this office. You might be familiar with the name "Alison Brimelow" (current president of the EPO), and you might have heard that the Office is preparing for their next president...

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Happy Holidays from NAIP!

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:59:14 PST

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What does the European Patent Office (EPO) look like?

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:36:20 PST

By Charl Goussard, NAIP Legal Research You've probably heard of the EPO and maybe you've even filed a patent through the Office, but have you ever wondered how this organization operates? In an attempt to get a better understanding of the EPO, we've done some investigation and what follows is our understanding and a summary of the most prominent...

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Digging for Diamonds at the EPO

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:18:54 PDT

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Happy Hour at the UK IPO

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:59:05 PDT

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A Brief Overview of IC Design Protection

noreply@blogger.com (NAIP Corporation) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:05:14 PDT

By Charl Goussard, NAIP Legal Research What is Integrated Circuit Design? Simply put, integrated circuit design has to do with the meticulous logic and techniques applied to the design of integrated circuits. Integrated circuits (IC) are "miniature electronic components built into an electrical network on a monolithic semiconductor substrate by...

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