President Signs IP Court Organic Act and IP Case Proceeding Act
On March 28, 2007 The president promulgated the new Intellectual Property Court Organic Act and IP Case Proceeding Act. The Judicial Yuan will set the dates for implementation of the new laws.
The Legislative Yuan had passed the IP Court Organic Act on March 5th, authorizing the Judicial Yuan to establish a court to hear cases related to intellectual property. The IP Case Proceeding Act was passed by the Legislative Yuan in January.
In accordance with the provisions of the 45 articles of the IP Court Organic Act, the IP Court will judge IP-related civil, criminal, and administrative cases. First civil trial proceedings and simple administrative trial proceedings will be heard by a single judge, while civil and criminal appeals, objection proceedings, and normal administrative cases will be heard by three judges.
The location of the IP Court will be determined by the Judicial Yuan, with branches set up as necessitated by geography and number of cases. The court will be lead by a chief judge, who will be in charge of all related administrative matters. The number of hearing rooms in the court will be determined by need, with a head judge being appointed for each. Public defenders and technical investigators also will be appointed.
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