TIPO joined with the NTU College of Law, and Taiwan Patent Attorneys Association to hold the 2015 Patent Seminar- An International Viewpoint on Claim Construction and Inventive Step at the International Conference Hall of the NTU College of Law on August 28-29, 2015. The speakers include Judge Raymond T. Chen from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; Dr. Peter Meier-Beck, presiding judge of the German Federal Court of Justice; Dr. Daniele Semino from the EPO; Mr. Christian Hannon from the USPTO; Quo-Tang Lin, director of Patent Division III of the TIPO; Dr. Joo Sup Kim, vice president of LG Electronics Inc.; and renowned patent lawyers Mr. James Yoon and Mr. Gary Ma. The agenda comprises the important role and functions of the courts in the patent system from the perspectives of the courts and industries; patent claim interpretation in the US and German patent litigations; the claim construction and legal standards in judging non-obviousness in terms of the EPO, USPTO, and TIPO practices as well as the US PTAB trials. Nearly 200 people, including judges from the IP Court, patent agents, and representatives from academia, government, and industries attended the seminar.
At the round table discussions, the attendees and representatives from the TIPO, IP Court, and TWPAA also shared their experiences.