Ming-yeh Lin of Saint Island International Patent & Law Offices reports on a ruling in a design patent infringement lawsuit that addresses how to assess the creativity involved in producing articles
Taiwan’s Intellectual Property Case Adjudication Act is being amended in order to strengthen the protection of trade secrets and modernise the country’s IP litigation system.
<p><i> 3 minutes </i></p><p>Currently, the number of applications and/or approvals of metaverse design patents both in Taiwan and abroad is still small, indicating that the metaverse is still at an early stage. However, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office released an article on metaverse-related design patents in June 2022, which suggests that Taiwan holds an open attitude towards metaverse design patent applications. This article explores how design patents relating to the metaverse can be protected in Taiwan.</p>