Japan Patent Attorneys Association Magazine “Patent”(“パテント”) December 2020 issue (VOL. 73)
- Title
- Statistical Analysis of Reasons for Patent Invalidation in Recent Taiwan Invalidation Trials and Case Study for Violating Disclosure Requirements
- Publisher
- Japan Patent Attorneys Association Magazine, JPAA
- Author
- Kai Furihata (Japan Patent Attorney)
- Published Date
- 10 December 2020
Summary of the article:
Based on Taiwan patent invalidation cases and the judgements by the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office and Taiwan Intellectual Property Court in recent years, this article classifies the issues of multiple patent invalidation cases, and analyzes the judgements on these issues. This article further reviews recent representative cases that violated disclosure requirements (supporting requirement, definiteness requirement) and analyzes the current rulings of the Court, and offers strategic advice for future invalidation cases.