| Piracy Problems
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Piracy Problems in Taiwan Development of Rules and Regulations In Taiwan, there are two major milestones: one is Taiwan's conclusion of Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations in 1993; the other one is the approval of the accession to WTO in 2001. Both incidents changed Taiwan's awkward situation and isolation in the international arena. In order to be accepted by General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and WTO, Taiwan agreed to be bound by the TRIPS and certain areas even exceeded the TRIPS requirements. For example, in addition to civil liability, patent infringement may also constitute a criminal offense (Sun, 1998). Though the improvement on IP protection, Taiwan is still being accused for not enforcing the laws adequately. Taiwan has been placed on the Special 301 Priority Watch List for many years and is being requested to implement, enforce and follow up with tough, deterrent penalties and equipment seizures to effectively reduce piracy rates (2003 International Intellectual Property Alliance). | ||
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