Kung-Chung Liu

 

Kung-Chung LiuBorn in Taipei, Taiwan, Prof. Kung-Chung Liu first studied law at National Taiwan University, where he received his Bachelor of Law (1983) and Master of Law (1985) degrees. After two years of obligatory military service (1985-1987), he studied law at the University of Munich under Professor Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Gerhard Schricker, who is also Director of Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law, with a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) (1987-1991). He graduated with a Doctor of Law in 1991.

In 1992, Prof. Liu became an Assistant Research Fellow at the Institute for Social Sciences and Philosophy (Jurisprudence Division), Academia Sinica. In 1996, he became an Associate Research Fellow. Since 2002, Prof. Liu has been a Research Fellow. From December 2003 to April 2004 Professor Liu was invited by the AP Academy Singapore and Law School, National University of Singapore to act as Visiting Senior Research fellow and Visiting Associate Professor, where he taught Comparative Communication Law. Professor Liu is currently also a conjunct Professor of Law at the Graduate Institute of Industrial Economy, National Central University and Graduate Institute of Law, Shih Hsin University. Professor Liu has been a Consultant for the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research since 1993.

Professor Liu’s teaching and research interests are intellectual property law, antitrust and unfair competition law, telecommunication law. Professor Liu has edited four monographs in Chinese:

  1. Interpretation of the Constitution in Theory and Practice (with Chien-Liang Lee, 1998)
  2.  Regulatory Reform (in Chinese, with Jun-Ji Shih, 2001) 
  3. Interpretation of the Constitution in Theory and Practice (with Shin-Min Chen, 2002)

   In addition, Professor Liu co-edited three monographs in English with Christopher Heath:

  1. The Protection of Well-Known Marks in Asia, Kluwer International Law, 2000
  2.  Legal Rules of Technology Transfer in Asia, Kluwer International Law, 2002 
  3. Copyright Law and the Information Society in Asia, (forthcoming, Kluwer International Law)

   Publications:

   Published monographs in Chinese:

  1. Likelihood of Confusion according to Trademark Law (1997)
  2.  Patent Protection of Computer Program-Related Invention (2000)
  3. The Regulatory Reform in Telecom and the Regulation of Digital Network Industries (2001)
  4. The Protection of Well-Known Marks (2002)
  5. The European Patent Convention (2003)
  6. The Fair Trade Law (2003)

Published papers

   In Chinese
  1. "A Comparative Study of the German Competition Laws Regarding Sec. 19 of the Fair Trade Law", Euroamerica, March 1994, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 49-86.
  2.  "A Study of Article 24 of the Fair Trade Law", Fair Trade Journal, July 1994, vol. 2, no. 3., pp. 1-30.
  3. "The Regulation of Market Dominant Undertakings According to the German Act Against Restraints of Competition", Dong Hai University Law Journal, September 1994, no. 8, pp. 163-187.
  4. "A Study of Article 5 of the U.S. Fair Trade Commission Act", Journal of Social Sciences and Philosophy, March 1995, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 159-190.
  5. "The Limits of Comparative Advertising", Fair Trade Journal, July 1995, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 1-17.
  6. "An Analytical Comparison of the Fair Trade Law and the Consumer Protection Law", Journal of Social Sciences and Philosophy, September 1995, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 1-19.
  7. "Monopolization, Attempted Monopolization, and the Combination or Conspiracy to Monopolize under the Sherman Act", Euramerica, March 1996, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 61-88.
  8. "On Prohibiting Monopolies from Abusing their Market Power", Journal of Social Sciences and Philosophy, March 1996, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 227-263.
  9. "A Study of Judicial Remedy Regarding Import Relief in the European Union and the USA", Maoyi Diao Cha, May 1996, vol. 1, pp. 85-97.
  10. "On the Applicability of the Fair Trade Law on the Activities of Public Sector", National Chengchi University Law Review, June 1996, vol.55, no.1, pp.139-158.
  11. "A Study of the 'Business Correction' Practice of the Fair Trade Commission", Fair Trade Journal, October 1996, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 1-13.
  12. "A Study of the Confusion of Trademarks", National Taiwan University Law Journal, October 1996, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 195-228.
  13. "The Application of Market Surveys in Trademark Law and Fair Trade Law," National Taiwan University Law Journal, January 1997, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 173-195.
  14. "A Study of Cartels and Related Issues", National Taiwan University Law Journal, April 1997vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 237-261.
  15. "A Legal Analysis of the Privatization of Government-Owned Enterprises", Journal of Social Sciences and Philosophy, July 1997,vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 73-100.
  16. Liu/Shi/Chu, "A Critical Review of Anti-Dumping and its Relationship to the Fair Trade Law", National Sciences Council Research Journal on the Humanities and Social Sciences, January 1998,vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 37-57.
  17. "A Study of Similar Products and Similar Services as Regulated by the Trademark Act", National Science Council Research Journal on Humanities and Social Sciences, January 1998,vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 21-36.
  18. "The Theory and Practice of Merger Control", Fair Trade Journal, April 1998, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 1-38.
  19. "On examination of the Structure of Laws for Regulating Overseas Undertakings from the Perspective of Fair Competition", Interpretation of the Constitution in Theory and Practice, in Liu/Lee (ed.), June 1998, pp. 487-518.
  20. "A Review and Analysis of the Implementation Law of the General Section of the Civil Law", National Taiwan University Law Journal, July 1998, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 259-291.
  21. " Administration Settlement of the Fair Trade Commission", Taipei Bar Journal, April 1999, no. 235, pp. 68-74.
  22. "Deregulation and Competition Rules of Professionals", Taipei Bar Journal, October 1999, no. 241, pp. 66-93.
  23. "A Study of the Protection of Computer Program Related Inventions under the German Patent Law", Socioeconomic Law and Institution Review, January 2000, vol. 25, pp. 393-425.
  24. "The Protection of Well-Known Marks Under International and Foreign Law", Intellectual Property Rights, January 2000, no. 13, pp. 1-16.
  25. "The Protection of Computer Program Related Invention Under the Patent Law", The Taiwan Law Review, March 2000, pp. 139-149.
  26. "German Trademark Law and Its Implications for the Revision of Trademark Act in Taiwan (1) ", Intellectual Property Rights, May 2000, no. 17, pp. 55-68.
  27. "The Protection of Well-Known Marks according to Trademark Law", The Taiwan Law Review, August 2001, pp. 64-76.
  28. "On Deceptive, False and Misleading Labeling and Advertising", Fair Trade Journal, April 2000, vol. 8, no. 2, pp.1-36.
  29. "On the Market Entry Regulation of Fixed Network Communication", Science & Technology Law Review, June 2000, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 36-43.
  30. "A Case Study of the Protection of Well-Known Marks", National Taiwan University Law Journal, 2001, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 185-234.
  31. "Review of the Policy and Rules of Regulatory Reform in Telecom", in Liu/Shih (ed.), Regulatory Reform, April 2001, pp. 113-149.
  32. "Trademark Law Should Do Away with the Provision Concerning the So-Called Domestically and Internationally "Well-Known" Organizations and "Nationwide Well-Known" Commercial Names and Names", Intellectual Property Rights, June 2001, no. 30, pp. 3-14.
  33. "German Trademark Law and Its Implications for the Revision of Trademark Act in Taiwan (2) ", Taipei Bar Journal, Sep. 2001, no. 264, pp. 20-28.
  34. "Business Method, E-Commerce and Patent Protection", National Taiwan University Law Journal, 2001, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 215-243.
  35. "Competition Policy and Rules of Digital Network Industries", National Taiwan University Law Journal, November 2001, vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 195-226.
  36. "A Comparative Study of Moral Rights in Copyright", National Taiwan University Law Journal, July 2002, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 1-42.
  37. “On the Difficult Situation of Lawyers and Some Suggestions for Improvement”, Taipei Bar Journal, August 2002, no. 275, pp. 14-28.
  38. “Introducing the Partial Examination of Relative Grounds for Refusing Trademark Applications in Taiwan”, The Taiwan Law Review, December 2002, no. 90, pp. 140-159.
  39. “The Protection of Business Identifiers According the Fair Trade Act”, Fair Trade Journal, April 2003, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 1-39.
  40. “The Reform of the Training and Examination for Patent Agents”, The Taiwan Law Review, July 2003, no. 98, pp. 140-159.
  41. “On the Reform of Taiwanese Design Law—Drawing Lessons from International and European Regimes”, NCCU Intellectual Property Review October 2003, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1-23.
  42.  “The Conflict Between Competition Law and IP laws and Its Resolution”, The Taiwan Law Review, January 2004, no. 104, pp. 93-111.
  43. “The Reform of the Regulation of Cartel”, National Taiwan University Law Journal, March 2004, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 43-92.
  44. “Study on the Copyright Act Provisions on Technological Protection Measures, The Taiwan Law Review, April 2005, n. 119, pp. 70-90.

  In English

  1. "Unfair Competition Law in Taiwan", International Review of Industrial Property and Copyright Law, Vol.30 (1999), No.4, p. 377-402.(SSCI)
  2. Leveling the Playing Field for Digital Network Industries in Taiwan, in Chao/San/Lo/Ho, International and Comparative Competition Law and Policies, 2001, Kluwer, 347-364.
  3. Kung-Chung Liu/Yun-Peng Chu, Market Power in Chinese Taipei: Laws, Policies and Treatments, Review of Industrial Organization, vol. 21(2002), 129-143 (SSCI).
  4. Technology Transfer in Taiwan－A Legal Analysis, 36 International Lawyer (2002), 1145-1163 (SSCI).
  5. Unfair Competition, in Heath (ed.), Intellectual Property Law in Taiwan, Kluwer Law International, 2003, 205-231.
  6. Exhaustion and Parallel Import in Taiwan, in Hearth (ed.), Parallel Import in Asia, Kluwer Law International, 2004, 39-50.
  7. Interface between IP and Competition Law in Taiwan, The Journal of World Intellectual Property ,  Vol. 8 No. 6 (2005), p. 735-760.(The Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals)
  8. Of the Latest and Future Taiwanese IP Pilgrimage After Acceding Into the WTO, Tsing Hua Journal of Law and technology Policy, Vol. 2 No.3 (2005/09), 5-44.
  9. Yunstai Chou/Kung-Chung Liu, The Paradoxical Impact of Asymmetric Regulation in Taiwan’s Telecommunications Industry, Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 30(2006/03), 171-182 (SSCI).
  10. Kung-Chung Liu/Haochen Sun, A Universal Copyright Fund—A New Way to Bridge the Copyright Divide, NTU Law Review, Vol. 1 No. 2 (2006/12), 33-56(TSSCI).
  11. Kung-Chung Liu, Rationalising the Regime of Compulsory Patent Licensing by the Essential Facilities Doctrine,  39 International Review of Industrial Property and Competition Law, No. 7（2008), 757-774.(SSCI)
  12. Kung-Chung Liu et al., The Use and Misuse of Well-Known Marks Listings, 40 International Review of Industrial Property and Competition Law,（2009) , 685-697.(SSCI)
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