Taiwan Patent Updates

• Memoranda of Understanding on PPH and Intellectual Property Cooperation Signed Between Taiwan and Israel

Taiwan Trademark Practices

• Determination of Trademark Similarity Based on English Pronunciation-Derived Suggestive Trademarks
• During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Restriction on Dine-In Services Resulting in the Non-Use of a Trademark Does Not Constitute a "Justifiable Reason" As Referred to in Article 63, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 2 of the Trademark Act

Taiwan Copyright Practices

• Literary Works Related to Public Domain May Lack Originality
• Court Rules: Copyright Holder Self-Selecting and Playing Songs for Evidence Collection Deemed "Authorized" and Does Not Constitute Infringement
• Copyright Infringement Risks Despite Obtaining License from Copyright Collective Management Organizations - A Case Study on Karaoke Jukeboxes
• Do Interior Designs and Photographs of Such Designs Constitute Works Protected by Copyright? — Intellectual Property and Commercial Court Civil Judgment 2024 Min-Zhu-Su No. 73