Effective since March 1, 2022, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) has implemented a new measure for transnational remote video interviews after amending the rules for the Program for Interviews for Patent Cases. This will reduce the need for traveling in light of the pandemic situation and will enhance the overall efficiency of the examination […]
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Deep & Far Attorneys-at-Law
Taiwan IP Updates – March 2022 By Lyndon Taiwan’s Hon Hai Secures Over 54,200 Invention Patents Globally Hon Hai Technology Group, also known internationally as Foxconn, announced on January 10 that it has secured over 54,200 invention patents across the world, with 62.5 percent of them granted in the United States and Japan. Hon Hai, which […]
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Deep & Far Attorneys-at-Law
The Greater China IP Updates – March 2022 By Lyndon Huawei Now 5th on U.S. Patents List Huawei Technologies is moving up the list of companies getting the most patents in the U.S. In 2020, Huawei received 2,770 patents which put it in 5th place behind IBM, Samsung, Canon and TSMC. This compares with 2020 when Huawei was […]
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Deep & Far Attorneys-at-Law
Taiwan Patent and Trademark Applications in 2021 Resident invention applications were the highest since 2014 at 19,547 cases mostly fueled by a rise in the number of applications by corporations. However, utility model (14,543 cases) and design applications (3,534 cases) filed by residents went down by 12% and 10% respectively due to lower numbers from […]
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Deep & Far Attorneys-at-Law
On March 31st, 2020, China issued the “Notice Regarding Orderly Development of Medical Goods Exports applicable to the exports of Private Protective Equipment (“PPE”)”, effective April 1, 2020 (the “Notice”). The Notice is intended to insure the quality of PPE by requiring that Chinese manufacturers of PPE have proper certifications by the State Food and […]
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Pamir Law Group
Practical Tips for International Buyers The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is driving global demand for Personal Protective Equipment (“PPE”). China is one of the world’s largest producers of PPE. Many governments and private sector distributors currently seek to establish reliable supply chains to source PPE in China in order to lessen the impact of this outbreak […]
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Brought to you by: HealthnetworkFoundation Delivered by: Dr. Paul Auwaerter, MD Clinical Director for the Division of Infectious Diseases Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine HealthnetworkFoundation Service Excellence Awardee Please note that this discussion is based on information that is known as of March 13, 2020. A Point of Clarification on Terminology:• COVID 19 is […]
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QUESTION ONE – When representing a client with significant business activities in foreign jurisdictions, what are some key risk-related concerns that arise in a cross-border context and how can a parent company minimise such risk? There are 3 major types of China risk: (i) Jurisdictional Risk, (ii) Organisational Risk and (iii) Operational Risk. The latter […]
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Pamir Law Group
Dave Sheppard of Medworld Advisors recently met Nicholas V. Chen & Juan Carlos Madrigal of Pamir Law Group in Taipei, Taiwan. Dave is IR Global’s exclusive Business Advisory Services member in US-Massachusets, whilst Nicholas & Juan are IR Global’s exclusive Mergers & Acquisitions and Anti-Corruption members in China & Taiwan. Nicholas had the following to say: […]
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Whilst in Amsterdam Nicholas V. Chen of Pamir Law Group sat with IR Global, after introducing his firm and their areas of practice he then goes on to discuss his experience within the IR Global network and how the network has benefited him and his clients, his referral activity both inbound and outbound and how […]
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RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank said on Friday it had agreed with State-owned Export-Import Bank of China (ExIm) to set up a 5 billion dollar fund to promote African exports to China and industrial zones on the continent. The fund, to be financed by China’s ExIm, will invest in the African countries where Attijariwafa […]
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Dominic Wai of ONC Lawyers (exclusive White Collar Crime member in Hong Kong) recently travelled to Taipei, Taiwan and was able to visit the offices of three IR Global Members. Firstly, here we see Dominic at the offices of Pamir Law Group, meeting recent IR Global Amsterdam Headline Sponsor Nicholas V. Chen (left, exclusive Mergers & […]
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