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                      | Quincy Chen/Assistant Professor, Graduate Institute of Technology, Innovation & Intellectual Property Management, National Chengchi University | 
                     
                    
                       A recent news article reported the case of a repeat-offending thief who stole instant noodles and bread from a supermarket four days after being released from prison. The prosecutor thought this constituted reoffending, and successfully applied to...More >> | 
                     
                   
                  
                  
                  
                  
                    
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                      | Conor Stuart/IP Observer Reporter | 
                     
                    
                       For many observers Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy may sound good, but there are lingering doubts about the feasibility of competing with neighboring powers, such as China, South Korea and Japan, which have all been zeroing in on the member...More >> | 
                     
                   
                  
                  
                  
                  
                    
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                      | Conor Stuart/IP Observer Reporter | 
                     
                    
                       Patent application numbers have been soaring in China over recent years, but quantity is really only half the picture. If you’re not using a patent, whether that use is direct, as in you are using it in product or as your product, or indirect in the form of licensing...More >> | 
                     
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