Franchising in Taiwan: protecting your trademarks
Franchising arrangements are essentially just a specialized form of intellectual property license. A franchisor, or rights owner, licenses its intelle...
Impact investing challenges the traditional view that (i) social and environmental issues are best solved through philanthropy and government policy a...
PRC investment in Taiwan – things you need to know
Due to the complicated political relationship between the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) and the Republic of China (“Taiwan”), Taiwa...
How Taiwan’s TAICCA is supporting creative industries
Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) is a new government institute under the Ministry of Culture aimed at catalyzing the development of Taiwan’s ...
Five important issues to consider when investing in or partnering with Taiwanese companies
Whether forming a joint venture company with a Taiwan partner or making an investment in an existing Taiwan company, we strongly recommend clients giv...
An update on Taiwan’s regulatory fintech sandbox
The regulatory sandbox was set up in Taiwan two years ago. The Financial Supervisory Committee (FSC) announced that since then, there have been 13 app...
Tips on entering into agreements with Taiwanese companies
Foreign parties entering into contracts with Taiwanese entities are often surprised by the simplicity of the proposed terms. While contracts drawn up ...
Legal issues to consider when choosing a SaaS business model
For companies offering software solutions to clients, one of the earliest and most important decisions will be whether to adopt a business model based...