Intellectual Property and Commercial Court Organization Act Article 12

The Intellectual Property and Commercial Court shall set up a Public Defender's Office. The Public Defender shall have selection rank of the 10th and the 11th grade, or recommendation rank of the 9th grade. If there are two or more Public Defenders, the position of there may be a Director of Public Defenders, who shall be staffed by a Public Defender with a position ranking of grade 10 to 12 of the selection rank.The Public Defender mentioned in the preceding paragraph may be promoted to a selection rank up to the 12th grade if he or she is confirmed upon review to have served continuously for four years or greater with outstanding performance or if he or she has been promoted pursuant to Paragraphs 2 or 3, Article 17 of the Court Organization Act or Paragraphs 2 or 3, Article 11 of the Juvenile and Family Court Organization Act.Years of service on the Intellectual Property and Commercial Court above and those on the High Court or a High Court branch shall be counted cumulatively.The rules governing the review in Paragraph 2 shall be prescribed by the Judicial Yuan. For those who have the qualifications to practice law, the duration of time serving as Public Defenders shall accrue towards the seniority of legal practice.