Regulations Governing Remote Hearings and Transmission of Documents for Intellectual Property Cases by the Court Article 2
For the purposes of these Regulations, a "remote hearing" denotes a hearing that the court before which an intellectual property case is pending may, if it deems it appropriate, and upon motion or ex officio, conduct with technological equipment allowing the direct conduct of a trial, as available for the transmission of voices and images between the premises or government agency where a party, representative, officer, agent, advocate, assistant ad litem, intervener, witness, expert witness, appraiser, verifier, court interpreter, expert, or other related party to an action in the case is located, and the aforementioned court.For the purposes of these Regulations, "remote hearing equipment" denote technological equipment capable of transmitting voices and images to enable direct questioning or hearings between the court side and the remote side.For the purposes of these Regulations, a "declarant" denotes a related party to an action as specified in Paragraph 1 whom the court may cause to make statements or be interrogated through a remote hearing. For the purposes of these Regulations, an "intellectual property case" includes motions.On whether the motion in Paragraph 1 is appropriate or not, the court shall deliberate the following factors and seek the opinions of the parties:(1) the connectivity of the remote hearing equipment(2) whether the remote side is able to provide necessary assistance to the court side(3) whether the declarant is able to make statements freely(4) other circumstances that are sufficient to affect the discovery of truth or fairness of trialThe court may deem an application by a party, representative, officer, or its agent, advocate, or assistant ad litem for a remote hearing to be conducted at a different premise, prosecutors office, government agency, or court inappropriate if full and free communication without interference is not possible.
中文原文 法院辦理智慧財產案件遠距訊問作業辦法第2條
本辦法所稱遠距審理，係指智慧財產案件之當事人、代表人、管理人、代理人、辯護人、輔佐人、參加人、證人、專家證人、鑑定人、查證人、特約通譯、專家或其他訴訟關係人所在處所、政府機關與智慧財產案件繫屬法院間，有聲音及影像相互傳送之科技設備，而得直接審理者，法院認為適當時，得依聲請或依職權以該設備進行審理。
本辦法所稱遠距審理設備，係指法院端與遠距端間，得以聲音及影像進行直接訊問或審理之相互傳送科技設備。
本辦法所稱陳述人，係指法院得利用遠距審理，使其為陳述或受訊問之第一項訴訟關係人。
本辦法所稱智慧財產案件，包括聲請事件。
第一項聲請是否適當，法院宜斟酌下列事項，並徵詢當事人之意見：
一、遠距審理設備通聯狀況。
二、遠距端能否提供法院端必要之協助。
三、陳述人能否自由陳述。
四、其他足以影響真實發現或審判公平之情事。
當事人、代表人、管理人與其代理人、辯護人、輔佐人聲請在不同處所、檢察署、政府機關或法院進行遠距審理，如無法在不受干預下充分自由溝通者，法院得認為不適當。
本辦法所稱遠距審理設備，係指法院端與遠距端間，得以聲音及影像進行直接訊問或審理之相互傳送科技設備。
本辦法所稱陳述人，係指法院得利用遠距審理，使其為陳述或受訊問之第一項訴訟關係人。
本辦法所稱智慧財產案件，包括聲請事件。
第一項聲請是否適當，法院宜斟酌下列事項，並徵詢當事人之意見：
一、遠距審理設備通聯狀況。
二、遠距端能否提供法院端必要之協助。
三、陳述人能否自由陳述。
四、其他足以影響真實發現或審判公平之情事。
當事人、代表人、管理人與其代理人、辯護人、輔佐人聲請在不同處所、檢察署、政府機關或法院進行遠距審理，如無法在不受干預下充分自由溝通者，法院得認為不適當。