Chih-Chieh Yang profile

 

Name： Chih-Chieh Yang

 

Position: Professor,  Graduate School of Science and Technology Law, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Taiwan (2017- )

 

Residence：Hsinchu, Taiwan

 

Graduated from:

1. L.L.B (2001), College of Law, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

2. M.B.A(2003), Graduate Institute of Industrial Economics , National Central University, Taiwan.

3. Ph.D in Law (2006), Graduate Institution of National Development, National Taiwan University, Taiwan.

 

n Experiences：

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology Law, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Taiwan（2014-2017）

Associate Professor, Department of Law, Aletheia University, Taiwan.(2008-2012)

Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Aletheia University, Taiwan.(2008-2011)

 

Major: Intellectual Property Law, Constitutional laws, Internet Law, Competition Law

 

Papers  in English:

Most of my academic were published in Chinese, but I have try to write some topic in English about Taiwan’s IP law, here is result:

 

1.     ChihChieh Yang(2025), Differentiated Protection and Exceptions and Limitations/Fair Use of Traditional Cultural Expressions, Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law, 15, 1-32, October 2025(Scopus).

2.     Chih Chieh, Y. (2025). IP Pledges and Good Faith Principle in Civil Law, The Interface of Intellectual Property Law with Other Legal Disciplines (Christophe Geiger ed., May, 2025). 

3.     ChihChieh Yang(2025), Preventing Indigenous Elements From Being Registered as Trademarks: A Comparison of Approaches Across Countries, Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property, 15(1), 2025 (SSCI).

4.     ChihChieh Yang(2024), Copyright Criminal Liability in Taiwan and Its Usage in Combating Online Infringement, Bennett Journal Of Legal Studies, 5(1), 1-12, April 2024.

5.     Chih-Chieh Yang(2023), Fighting Against Disinformation from Foreign Forces? Or Suppressing Criticism from Domestic Opposition Parties? Taiwan’s Experience, Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law, 24(1), 43-74, February 2023. (Scopus).

6.     ChihChieh Yang (2022), Is the Registration System a Prerequisite for the Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions?, Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property, 12(3), 350-375, October 2022 (SSCI).

7.     Chih-Chieh Yang (2021). How to Improve the English-Material-Reporting Method in Teaching Foreign Patent Laws?. in Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Vocational Higher Education – ICVHE (SciTePress, 2021), pages 168-174, DOI: 10.5220/0010170900002967. (ISBN 978-989-758-530-2)

8.     Chih-Chieh Yang & Huang, Jui-Wen（2013）, The Issue of Avoid Patent Exhaustion Doctrine by License Agreement－U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc., International Journal of Digital Humanities and Creative Innovation Management, Vol. 1 No.2, pp1-9, Jun. 2013.

9.     Chih-Chieh Yang（2010）, A Comparative Study of the Models Employed to Protect the Indigenous Traditional Cultural Expressions, Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal, Vol. 11, Issue. 2, pp49-84, August. 2010

10. Chih-Chieh Yang（2010）, A Critical Perspective on Taiwan’s Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge Creation Protection Ordinance, Entertainment Law Review, Vol. 21, Issue 6, pp229-233, July 2010

 

Conference in English:

 

1.         Chih-Chieh Yang(2022), How to Combat Disinformation under Freedom of Speech? Taiwan's Laws, Practices and Inadequacy, The 9th Asian Constitutional law Forum, Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, May13-14, 2022.

2.         Chih-Chieh Yang(2021), Should a Registration System be Adopted to Protect Traditional Cultural Expressions? Implementation Experience, WIPO Draft and Tiered Approach,, IPIRA Colloquium, 2021, 11 September, 2021, IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Network    

3.         Chih-Chieh Yang（2020）,How to Protect the Traditional Intellectual Creations of Indigenous Peoples? Registration System and Fair Use, 2ed IP & Innovation Researchers Asia (IPIRA) Conference, IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Network, 27-28 February 2020 at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia, in Jakarta, Indonesia.    

4.         Chih-Chieh Yang（2020）,Does Taiwan need Design “Repair Clause” in Patent Law? Review of DEPO front light design patent infringement case(2019) in Taiwan「5th WORKS-IN-PROGRESS CONFERENCE "IPSCHOLARS ASIA" 2020」，City University of Hong Kong，January 9th-10th 2020, HongKong。（Asian IP Scholar Award）

5.         Chih-Chieh Yang（2019）, How to Improve the English-Material-Reporting Method in Teaching Foreign Patent Laws?, The 4th International Conference of Vocational Higher Education (ICVHE), Program Pendidikan Vokasi Universitas Indonesia, 5th to 7th August 2019, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. （Best Presenter）

6.         Chen-Fu Wang、Ching-Chu Hung、Chih-Chieh  Yang，The Study on Plagiarism in Architectural Design - Embodying the case of  the Conch Pavilion at Yong-An Fishing Port，IEEE International Conference On Applied System Innovation 2019，Taiwanese Institute Of Knowledge Innovation(TIKI)，2019/4/11-15，Fukuoka, Japan

7.         Yang, Chih-Chieh（2019），Does Refusal to License IP Rights Violate Antitrust Law? Refusal-to-deal Doctrine and Essential Facility Doctrine Compared and Two Recent Taiwan Cases Studied, 「WORKS-IN-PROGRESS CONFERENCE “IPSCHOLARS ASIA” 2019」，Singapore Management University，2019.1.30-31, Singapore.

8.         Yang, Chih-Chieh(2018)，Breach of SEPs FRAND commitment and Competition Law: Qualcomm case in Korea, U.S. and Taiwan，「WORKS-IN-PROGRESS CONFERENCE “IPSCHOLARS ASIA” 2018」，Singapore Management University，2018/3/1-2, Singapore.

9.         Yang, Chih-Chieh（2017），Health Data Protection and Research Reuse: the Problems of Taiwan National Health Insurance Database, The 14th APIRA Conference 2017，TWNIC、Asia university，2017/9/18.

10.     Yang, Chih-Chieh & Huang, Jui-Wen(2013), The Issue of Avoid Patent Exhaustion Doctrine by License Agreement－U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc., 2013 Conference on Service and Technology Management，by Graduate Institute of Survices and Technology Management, 2013.5.26, Taipei.

11.     Yang, Chih-Chieh(2012), Analyzing Microsoft’s Forced Upgrade Case Based on Economics and Copyright Law，The 4th Conference on Law and Economic Analysis, Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica (IIAS)，2012.6.15、16，Taipei.

12.     Yang,Chih-Chieh(2010), Copyright and Licensing Issues of National Palace Museum, The Museum 2010~An International Conference Exploring the Value, Purposes and Priorities of Museums at the Start of the 21st Century（2010.5.18，Taipei）

 

Recently research topics in Chinese:

Recently, my research focuses on the relation between IP and competition law. I have published several papers about this topic, some published on Fair Trade Quarterly (Taiwan, TSSCI). It includes:

 

1.Yang, Chih-Chieh(2018), Qualcomm Cellular Communications SEP Licensing Framework and Antitrust: Compare Qualcomm Cases in China, Korea, the U.S., and Taiwan, Fair Trade Quarterly, Volum26, Number 2, pp. 1-54, April, 2018 (in Chinese)(TSSCI).

2.Yang, Chih-Chieh(2017), Sham Litigation in the United States and Cases Study of “Exercise of IPR Improperly” in Taiwan , Fair Trade Quarterly, Volum25, Number 4, pp. 67-132, October, 2015(in Chinese)(TSSCI).

3.Yang, Chih-Chieh(2015),Most-Favored-Nation Clause and Competitive Law , Fair Trade Quarterly, Volum23, Number 3, pp. 47-92, July, 2015(in Chinese)(TSSCI).

4. Yang, Chih-Chieh(2015), The Inequitable Conduct Defense in Patent-Infringement Case and Antitrust Liability for Enforcement of Fraudulently-Procured Patent in U.S., Fair Trade Quarterly, Volum23, Number1, pp. 101-152, January, 2015(in Chinese)(TSSCI). 

5.Yang, Chih-Chieh(2012), Copyright Misuse and Abuse, Fair Trade Quarterly, Volum20, Number2, pp. 1-64, April, 2012(in Chinese)(TSSCI).

 

Other Journal Papers in Chinese:

1.     Yang, Chih-Chieh, Medical Information Protection Law in U.S.: the Privacy Rule and Security Rule of HIPAA/HITECH, The Military Law Journal Vol.60 No.5, pp. 79-116, October 2014 (in Chinese).

2.     Yang, Chih-Chieh, Copyright Moral Rights in U.S.: Focus on Installation Art and Site-specific Art, Shih Hsin Law Review, Vol.7 No.2, pp. 405-462, June 2014 (in Chinese).

3.     Yang, Chih-Chieh & Wang, Chi-Ting (2013), The Patent Eligibility of Human Gene and Diagnostic Method: Issues on U.S. Case: AMP v. USPTO & Myriad Genetics, Bio-Industry Technology Management Review Vol. 4, No. 2, pp 16-49, July 2013(in Chinese).

4.     Yang, Chih-Chieh(2013), Depriving the Copyright Public Domain and Free Speech Review, Tunghai University Law Review, Volum 40, pp. August, 2013(in Chinese)(TSSCI).

5.     Yang, Chih-Chieh & Huang, Jui-Wen（2013）, The Issue of Avoid Patent Exhaustion Doctrine by License Agreement－U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc., International Journal of Digital Humanities and Creative Innovation Management, Vol. 1 No.2, pp1-9, Jun. 2013.

6.     Yang, Chih-Chieh(2012), Implementing Duty and Specific Contribution of European Ombudsman, Tunghai University Law Review, Volum 37, pp. 39-96, August, 2012(in Chinese)(TSSCI).

7.     Yang, Chih-Chieh(2012), Copyright Misuse and Abuse, Fair Trade Quarterly, Volum20, Number2, pp. 1-64, April, 2012(in Chinese)(TSSCI).

8.     Yang, Chih-Chieh(2012), The Preliminary Injunction and Permanent Injunction of Intellectual Property Litigation in U.S, Intellectual Property Right Journal, Issue 160, pp. 51-100, April, 2012(in Chinese).

  1. Yang, Chih-Chieh (2010), Price Discrimination of Intellectual Property - A Case Study of Drug Patents and Film Works, Property and Economic Law Journal, Vol.24, pp.73-128, December 2010 (in Chinese).
  2. Yang, Chih-Chieh(2010), A Critical Perspective on Taiwan’s Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge Creation Protection Ordinance, Entertainment Law Review, Vol. 21, Issue 6, July 2010 (in English)
  3. Yang, Chih-Chieh(2010), A Comparative Study of the Models Employed to Protect the Indigenous Traditional Cultural Expressions, Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal, Vol. 11, Issue 2, April. 2010 (in English)
  4.    Yang, Chih-Chieh(2009), Search Engine and Fair Use: U.S. Cases and Google’s Library Project, Intellectual Property Right Journal, Issue125, pp. 39-86 May 2009 (in Chinese).
  5.    Yang, Chih-Chieh(2009), American Law School Accreditation and It’s Effects, Journal of New Perspectives on Law, No.9, pp.31-65, April 2009 (in Chinese).
  6. Yang, Chih-Chieh(2009), Reflection of the theory and experience of Bayh-Dole Act, Technology Law Review, Vol.6, No.1, pp.207-240,April 2009 (in Chinese).
  7. Yang, Chih-Chieh, How to Solve the Drug Access Gap and Drug R&D Gap? —Review the Solutions under TRIPS and Suggestions for University Patent Policy, Taiwan Journal of Law and Technology Policy, Vol.5 No.2, pp.69-124, December 2008 (in Chinese).
  8. Yang, Chih-Chieh, The Constitutional Basis of Intellectual Property—How to settle the conflict between Intellectual Property and Free Speech, Property and Economic Law Journal, Vol.16, pp.1-40, December 2008 (in Chinese).
  9.    Yang, Chih-Chieh , The Development and Effect of Music Web Liability—Comparative Analysis of the Copyright Systems Between U.S. and Taiwan, Aletheia University Journal of Financial and Economic Law, Vol.1, pp.130-168, September 2008 (in Chinese).
  10. 7.    Yang, Chih-Chieh , Hsu, Austin Ru-Heng, On the Freedom of Speech and Assembly for the Military—An Analytical Review of Military Officers Attending Political Activities, The Constitutional Review, Vol.34, No.1, pp.1-40, July 2008 (in Chinese).
  11. Yang, Chih-Chieh , The Actual Benefit Evaluation of Judicial Review, The Constitutional Review, Vol.31,No.4, pp.483-520, April 2006 (in Chinese).
  12.    Yang, Chih-Chieh ,Can National Human Right Institution Replace Judicial Review? Journal of Law and Politics, No. 19, pp. 173-202 , November 2005 (in Chinese).
  13.     Lu, Pei-Fang &Yang, Chih-Chieh, The Economic Analysis of “Some Rights Reserved,” Intellectual Property Right Journal, Issue81, pp. 96-126, September 2005 (in Chinese).
  14.     Yang, Chih-Chieh , Constructing the Decision-Making Model of Taiwan’s Grand Justices, Chengchi Law Review, No. 81, pp.111-156, October 2004 (in Chinese)(TSSCI)
  15.     Yang, Chih-Chieh & Lee, Hisen-Lung, Legal and Strategic Analysis of Open Source Licensing Contracts, Intellectual Property Right Journal, Issue58, pp. 6-31, October 2003 (in Chinese).
  16.     Yang, Chih-Chieh , Legal and Economic Analyses of the Principle of Explicit Authorization, The Constitutional Review, Vol.28,No.2, pp.19-37, October 2002 (in Chinese).
  17.   Yang, Chih-Chieh , Women Do Not Have to Serve Military Service? — A Review of Operational Standard for Differences between Sexes Cited in Interpretation No. 490 by the Council of Grand Justices, The Constitutional Review, Vol.28,No.1, pp.45-65, July 2002 (in Chinese).

 

Dissertation:

My master dissertation is about anti-judicial review(I followed Mark Tushnet’s papers and books, especially his brilliant book ‘Taking the Constitution Away form the Courts’(1999), applying his theory to Taiwan’s same issues)

My Ph.D dissertation is about internet copyright piracy (I followed William W. Fisher III brilliant book ”Promise to keep”(2004), applying his theory to Taiwan’s same issues)

 Books

1.Copyright Laws in Taiwan: Cases and Comments,(2ed. 2012, in Chinese, Taiwan)

 2   ‘Information Laws’,  (3ed. 2011, in Chinese, Taiwan)

3.    ‘Constitutional law of Taiwan’, (4ed. 2011, in Chinese, Taiwan Taipei)

4.    ‘Introduction to constitutional in Taiwan’.  (2012, in Chinese, Taiwan Taipei)

5.Introduction to Laws in Taiwan (3ed. 2012, Taiwan Taipei)

Translation (From English in Chinese)

1. ‘Legal Theory’ written by Ian Mcleod. (2003, in Chinese, Taiwan Taipei)

2. ‘Constitution and Political Theory’ written by Jan-Erik Lane. (2004, in Chinese, Taiwan Taipei)

3 .‘Taking the Constitution Away from the Courts.’ Written by Mark Tushnet(2006, in Chinese, Taiwan Taipei)

 

 

Contact Information:

     e-mail:; yangjames2000@gmail.com; yangchih@yuntech.edu.tw

     Address: 123University Road, Section 3, Douliou, Yunlin, Taiwan 64004, R.O.C.

     website: https://yangjames.yuntech.edu.tw/