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By Jeffrey Chang, NAIP Editorial & Charl Goussard, NAIP Legal Research |
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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. So to assist IP managers effectively shape their IP strategy, let's look at Patent Office fees in both Taiwan and Europe. |
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Single EU Patent Plan Gets Committee Go-ahead |
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Plans to use the enhanced co-operation procedure to create a unitary patent system in the EU, as requested by 12 Member States last year in December 2010, were approved by the Legal Affairs Committee on 27 January. If the enhanced cooperation is authorized by both the EU Parliament and the Council, the Commission will present two proposals: one on the language regime (consultation procedure) and the other establishing the single patent (co-decision procedure). The request by 12 Member States (DK, EE, FI, FR, DE, LT, LU, NL, PL, SL, SE and the UK), to start an enhanced cooperation procedure came in after the Member States concluded that no EU-wide agreement on the issue could be found within the Council. Other Member States may join the enhanced cooperation at any time. |
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2011/01/28 |
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TIPO to Launch Published Patent Examination Information Search Service |
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On 1 March 2011 TIPO is launching a new searchable database of invention patent applications published on or after 1 March 2011. Basic application information, including application, filing and publication numbers, filing date, invention name, case status, applicant and agent name, priority rights claims and other information will be searchable. Patent information also includes images of drawings, specifications and correspondence between applicant and TIPO. Personal identification numbers and telephone contact information will be redacted. Beginning 1 March 2011, the search function can be found here: https://tiponet.tipo.gov.tw/.
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2011/01/06 |
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Taiwan Companies Enhance IP Management with TIPS |
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By Anita Li, NAIP Editorial |
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According to statistics released by the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO), by the end of 2010 the accumulated quantity of patent applications by Taiwanese organizations reached 1.3 million. Furthermore, the data show that Taiwanese companies invest more than NT$ 80 billion in R&D activities every year. However, the annual expenditure of these companies in application and maintenance fees, litigation, settlements, damage award and obtaining licenses exceeds NT$ 200 billion every year. |
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Are Patents Evil? An Economist's Perspective |
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By Bravo Li, NAIP Editorial |
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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 eat children's candy and other evil acts. We also know, as IP industry professionals, that patents are essentially monopolies granted by the government. Therefore, through specious reasoning, patents are evil. Right? |
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| 80,494 |
| 2010 Patent Applications |
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| 2.64% |
| growth over 2009 |
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| 4,412 |
| applications from Top Taiwan Filer: Honhai |
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| 1,442 |
| applications from Top Non-resident Filer: Qualcomm |
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| 22,419 |
| China Patent Applications by Taiwan Companies |
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| 755 |
| Taiwan Patent Applications by China Companies |
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| *Statistics from TIPO |
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