| Piracy Problems
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Piracy Problems in Taiwan Government Agencies and Departments Taiwan is a civil law jurisdiction, which means statutes and administrative rulings take precedent over court decisions, although the latter's influence is clearly increasing in recent years. In 1999, the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) and the Copyright Commission were grouped together and formed the Intellectual Property Bureau (IPB) and placed it under the MOEA. In addition, there are many outside and in-house patent examiners and trademark examiners appointed to execute the IP policies. However, the lack of formal training and the uneven quality of work has been the subject of numerous criticisms (Sun, 1998). Furthermore, even with the integration of IPB, there is still the need for "horizontal coordination" and delineation of duties among the various agencies charged with the responsibility of IP enforcement. For example, currently there are six ministries having IP-related duties under the Executive Yuan (Appendix 5) (Sun, 1998). | ||
