Taiwan IP Court Switches Positions on 'Deflniteness' of Means-Plus-Function Language in Patent Claims

摘要

The provision in Article 19, para 4 of the new Taiwanese Enforcement Rules of the Patent Act implemented on January 1, 2013 is identical to that stated in Article 18 para 8 of its predecessor, amended on July 1, 2004, namely that:rn"For an invention characterized in combining plural technical features, the claims may be presented in means-plus-function or step-plus-function language.