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IP Observer Special: “AUTOTRONICS TAIPEI & TAIPEI AMPA 2024 Show Preview-1” In this issue: The Lexmark Case’s impact on OEMs in Taiwan, more details of the patent invalidation hearings at TIPO, the legal liability risks of employing AI price algorithms in your business, and news of a relaxation in Taiwan’s pharma patent extension standards

Taiwan Patent Invalidation Hearing Details Revealed

More details of Taiwan’s new hearing system for patent invalidation cases, which is now available as an alternative to the traditional written correspondence between the Intellectual Property Office and the patent holder and the later patent invalidation Interview 2.0 system, have emerged.

Examiners from the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office even put on a mock hearing, so that industry representatives could get a firmer idea of what hearings will involve. They are trying to encourage uptake of the scheme, as, although they expected to hold their first hearing in May of this year, no-one has yet applied to participate. The questions thrown up by those attending the conference, however, suggest that certain aspects of the hearings still need to be resolved, particularly in respect to their legal effect, or lack thereof. Representatives from the Intellectual Property Office were also quick to point out that these new measures are stepping stones towards their goal of adversarial administrative proceedings wherein the petitioner for invalidation is the plaintiff and the patent holder plays the role of the defendant......

Taiwan Patent Invalidation Hearing Details Revealed More details of Taiwan’s new hearing system for patent invalidation cases, which is now available as an alternative to the traditional written correspondence between the Intellectual Property Office and the patent holder and the later patent invalidation Interview 2.0 system, have emerged.