Regulations governing ratings for cybersecurity responsibility levels
Article 7(1) of the Cybersecurity Management Act authorizes the Executive Yuan to define standards for rating cyber security responsibility levels. Th...
Hearings for patent invalidation cases
In Taiwan, patent invalidation proceedings usually involve the submission of written pleadings and defenses, as well as the submission of evidence. In...
When claiming trademark priority in Taiwan, choice of country can make a difference
When filing a trademark application in Taiwan, an applicant may use the first application filed in a foreign jurisdiction to serve as a basis for a pr...
Since the amended Company Act came into force, foreign companies that were organized and incorporated in accordance with the laws of a foreign country...
Taiwan benefit corporation legislation proposals
We last wrote about benefit corporation legislation in Taiwan back in 2017, and since then there has been some movement on this topic. On 6 July 2018,...
Further movement on Taiwan STO regulations
We published an earlier article regarding proposed regulations to be promulgated by the Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission (the "FSC") concerning...
TIPO announces directions on third-party observations regarding trademark applications
The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) has released “Operational Directions on Trademark Applications Submitted by Third Parties”, which a...
Further liberalization of Taiwan’s foreign investment rules
Taiwan’s Executive Yuan has approved draft bills to amend the Statute for Investment by Foreign Nationals and the Statute for Investment by Overseas...