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Quarterly Issue Sep 2012 NO.03 |
LATEST LEGAL NEWS |
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TAIWAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) IS GOING TO DRAFT "THE REGULATION OF CONSULTATION AND PERMISSION FROM NATIVE TAIWANESE IN HUMAN SUBJECT RESEARCHES" |
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The human subject research is the research pointing to human beings. Beyond its purposes to enhance the welfares of human beings, the research still has to be started by showing respect to research participant´s decisions and to protect his/her privacy and health. From 1970, the ideas of protecting human rights, respecting diversified cultures, and ensuring the groups to make self-decision gradually become the principles of making the policies or drafting the regulations for native peoples in each country....[more] |
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| LOOKING FOR RESOLUTION - THE 1st SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONSULTATION MEETING | ||
Considering the government reform and innovation plan will be executed officially next year, and the National Science Council will be transformed into the Science and Technology Department, in order to keep the tradition of technology consultation continually, the National Science Council hold the 1ST Science and Technology Development Consultation Meeting on August 6 and 7 in this year....[more] | ||
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| "TAIWAN ECONOMIC STIMULUS PLAN" ANNOUNCED: THE STRATEGY ON "THREE INDUSTRIES, FOUR REFORMS" AND THE SELECTED MODEL BUSINESSES | ||
On September 11th, 2012, in facing of the global economic crisis and the imbalance of national industrial structure, the Executive Yuan officially announced the Economic Stimulus Plan. Under the plan, there are five major initiatives - creating innovative and diverse industries, developing new export markets, cultivating industry human resource, spurring investments in public construction and enhancing government efficacy....[more] | ||
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| EXECUTIVE YUAN ANNOUNCED "GREEN ECONOMY ACTION PLAN"BY "GREEN ECONOMY AD HOC COMMITTEE" | ||
On September 11th, 2012, Premier Sean Chen of Executive Yuan addressed that since the scope of green economy is too broad and it has been far beyond the traditional ministerial limitation, the establishment of a cross-ministerial Green Economy Ad Hoc Committee is crucial and necessary. Premier Chen also shared an idea that a green economy is a conception of life and an attitude. The government should try to internalize this concept and attitude into people´s life spirit through education....[more] |
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS |
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| GREEN DOES MATTER?! --EXAMINING GREEN DATA CENTER AND ITS UNDERLYING ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICES,LAWS & REGULATIONS | ||
Abstract: The energy consumption of one data center is equivalent to the amount that 100 commercial buildings consumed. Since promoting energy efficiency is the most cost-effective policy measure, U.S., E.U. and Singapore have taken policies and schemes, known as "Green Data Center", as well as the underlying laws and regulations regarding energy efficiency, in order to improve the energy efficiency of public and private data centers....[more] |
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| A DISCUSSION ON THE RECENT CASES CONCERNING THE JOINT INFRINGEMENT OF METHOD/PROCESS PATENTS IN THE U.S. AND JAPAN | ||
Abstract: In the era of internet and mobile communication, practices of a method patent concerning innovative service might often involve several entities, and sometimes the method patent can only be infringed jointly. Joint infringement of method/process patents is an issue needed to be addressed by patent law, since it is assumed that a method patent can only be directly infringed by one entity to perform all the steps disclosed in the patent....[more] | ||
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