Company: FSTWF
Filing Date: 2025-07-22
Form Type: F-1/A
Source: 0001213900-25-066660
Chunk: 110

Company: FST Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-07-22
Form: F-1/A
Chunk 110
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 building is constructed, such as in alterations of usage class, structure, fire -protectionfacilities, and parking spaces or other alteration to the originally approved usage, a usage alteration license shall be applied for. Further, under the Building Act, users of public buildings shall entrust professional institutions or persons recognized by the central construction authority to perform inspection and attestation periodically. Such inspection and attestation results shall be reported to the authority. The Company has never been sanctioned for violations of the Building Act. Regulations on Intellectual Property Rights Patent Protection Pursuant to the Patent Act, amended on May 4, 2022, there are three types of patents in Taiwan: invention patents, utility model patents, and design patents, the respective patent terms of which are20,10, and 15 years, all calculated from the filing date of a patent application, while the patent rights are actionable from the issue date of the patent. In terms of the infringement disputes of a patent, the civil division of the Intellectual Property and Commercial Court (“ IP Court”) hears civil actions relating to patent infringement. If the defendant of an infringement action challenges the validity of the disputed patent as a defense, the civil division will deal with the infringement and validity issues simultaneously. However, any person who intends to invalidate the disputed patent in all aspects must file revocation proceedings (invalidation action) with the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (“ TIPO”). Decisions of the TIPO in an invalidation action can be appealed to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and subsequently to the IP Court by way of filing an administrative lawsuit. The Company has never been involved in patent -relateddisputes. Copyright The Copyright Law provides that original copyrightable works shall enjoy exclusive rights automatically upon their completion, with no form of registration required. The competent authority for the application and registration of trademarks is the TIPO under the Ministry of Economic Affairs. A copyrighted work is protected throughout the author’s lifetime and 50 years after. As a copyright holder, when enforcing a copyright, bears the burden of proving the copyright ownership (and sometimes even the creation time of the copyright, if such issue is being raised), it is recommended to preserve relevant evidence by having it notarized by a notary public. For important copyrighted work, it is recommendable to obtain a copyright certificate issued by a copyright owners’ organization so as to serve as prima facie evidence of the completion and ownership of the copyright. However, it is important to note that such private organizations do not and cannot conduct any substantive examination of the copyrightability of