Taiwan: Trademark

In this article, we discuss a case in Taiwan dealing with confusingly similar trade marks, as well as an EU case that shines a light on certain trade mark principles. To begin, we'll take a look at Taiwan and the VW device mark.

On August 5, 2024, the Intellectual Property and Commercial Court (hereinafter the "IP Court") issued its Civil Judgment No. 112-Min-Shang-Su-Zi-54, which analyzes and assesses whether a licensor can terminate a license agreement on the grounds that the licensee has exceeded the scope of the license.

The statute of limitations for claiming damages for infringement of intellectual property rights is, in principle, two years, with a maximum of ten years ...

最近（2021年2月）、台湾の知的財産裁判所は、ある商標権侵害事件の中間判決（109年度民商訴字第27号）を下した。

"Trademark Use," as provided in Article 5 of the Trademark Law, means the use of a trademark for marketing purposes in any of the following manners to enable the relevant consumers to recognize it as a source-identifier:

台湾では、専利権消尽について、「特許権の効力は、次に掲げるものに及ばない。…六、特許権者が製造、又は特許権者の同意を得て製造し

According to the Trademark Act, the exclusive licensee is entitled to take legal actions against trademark infringement as the trademark owner may take.

Rights holders looking at Asia-Pacific enforcement budgets often have to make hard decisions about where to take action.