| In December 1999, the National Police Administration handled IPR-related investigations resulting in the referral of 214 cases involving 253 defendants to district court prosecutors on suspicion of infringement. Of these 214 cases, 62 defendants in 48 cases were suspected of trademark infringement, 5 defendants in 3 cases were suspected of patent infringement, and 186 defendants in 163 cases were suspected of copyright infringement. Five defendants in four cases involved the suspected infringement of U.S.-owned copyright. The market value of counterfeit products seized during the investigations was estimated to be NT$196,793,748. |
