Opening Statement
by
Yu-Chi Wang,
General Director, STLC, Institute for Information IndustryFor the past 11 years, the Science and Technology Law Center (STLC) has played an important role in the development of technology law and policy in Taiwan. The STLC has not only helped the Taiwanese government in drafting several pieces of technology legislation and providing professional advice about others, but also serves as a platform for the exchange of ideas about technology law and policy for government officials, academic researchers, and industry workers.
Today, the significance of us being this platform is expanded even further in the age of globalization. We publish the first English version of this electronic quarterly in full acknowledgement that STLC has to interact more with our peers in the rest of the world. We are aware of our social responsibility to introduce to the international community the progress and achievements in legislation and academic works done by our research fellows and other academics in the area of technology law and policy in Taiwan.
This electronic quarterly is one of the things we people at STLC would like to contribute to our profession at a global level, and to meet the new challenges in the twenty-first century. We hope you like it.
LATEST LEGAL NEWS
ARTIFICIAL REPRODUCTION TECHNIQUES FOR INFERTILE MARRIED COUPLES
After 13 years, the Legislative Yuan passed the Artificial Reproduction Act on March 5 of this year. The Act indicates that artificial reproduction techniques shall be applicable only to married couples that are infertile or suffer from a hereditary disease....[more]
GOOD NEWS FOR BIO-TECH/PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY RELEASED BY THE EXECUTIVE YUAN
The Bio-Technology Meeting held by the Executive Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C. on February 26 of this year discussed and reviewed issues related to many problems facing the bio-technology industry such as: investment, laws and regulations, finance and tax policies, pharmaceutical affairs....[more]
IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR SUBSTITUTE SERVICES IN YEAR 2008
In order to enhance industrial research and development capabilities and competitiveness, and to utilize draftees
expertise in research and development, the modified Enforcement Statute for Substitute Services, Taiwan, R.O.C. was passed this January, which will provide authority for a research and development substitute service system....[more]
THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COURT WILL BE THE DEDICATED JUDICIAL ORGANIZATION IN CHARGE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CASES
In order to enhance the protection of intellectual property rights, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C. has passed the "Intellectual Property Case Hearing Act" after three readings this January and has passed the "Intellectual Property Court Organization Act" after three readings this March....[more]
"REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS SERVICE" CAME INTO EFFECT SINCE 30 MARCH 2007
The "Regulations Governing the Broadband Wireless Access Service" was made and came into effect since 30 March 2007....[more]
NCC IS PREPARED TO REVISE THE "REGULATIONS SUPERVISING AND GUIDANCE INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS AND DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES"
The NCC has disclosed the Revision of the Regulations Supervising and Guidance Internet Protocol Address and Domain Name Registration Management Services" in February 2007 to hear and collect public response....[more]
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HERBAL DRUG INDUSTRY IN TAIWAN: FROM AN ASPECT OF REGULATORY TRENDS IN USA AND EU
Most of the new drugs we use today are chemical drugs. Since late 1990s, the marketing numbers of new drugs have been declined, although the R&D spending on new drug doubled in comparison to the 1980s. This gap between supply and need has forced government officials to develop new or alternative healthcare policies to meet the need in an approaching ageing society....[more]
HE JUDICIAL STATE OF PLAY AND DILEMMA OF COPING WITH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE CIVIL EXECUTION PROCEDURE IN THE R.O.C
With the release of FASB Statement No. 142, enterprises have to face their internal Intellectual Property in every aspect....[more]
COPYRIGHTS: BEING AND BECOMING
This paper introduces differences in the way copyrights are seen in Germany and the US from the point of view of intellectual property rights protection history, and also examines the essence of copyright protection from legal, economic, and sociological angles....[more]
THE ENVIRONMENT AND OPERATION OF TAIWAN VENTURE CAPITALS: AS THE EXAMPLE OF DIGITAL CONTENT INDUSTRY
The venture capital is one of the modern kinds of business operation, which has its characteristics of both investment and finance. The environment of venture capitals in Taiwan, based on the efforts of both government and business community, has shown a solid foundation....[more]
THE ANALYZES OF INTERNATIONAL LAWS AND POLICIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN TECHNOLOGIES
In recent years, green technology and environmental science technology have become hot topics internationally. In addition to the public and private institutions
AN INTRODUCTION AND COMMENT ON THE ORGANIZATION ACT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COURT (DRAFT) AND THE PROCEDURAL ACT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION (DRAFT)
I introduce and make some comments on the Organization Act of Intellectual Property Court (Draft) and the Procedural Law of Intellectual Property Litigation (Draft) in this article. Pursuant to those acts, there will be an intellectual property court established in the future....[more]
