Successor liability in asset purchases in Taiwan

This article briefly explores under what circumstances a Buyer involved in a corporate asset purchase might be subject to successor liability in Taiwa...

Amendments to Taiwan data protection law take effect

Amendments to Articles 6-8, 11, 15, 16, 19, 20, 41, 45, 53, and 54 of Taiwan's Personal Information Protection Act ("PIPA") took force on 15 March 201...

Constitución de empresas en Taiwán: Introducción

This is a Spanish translation of our English article "Setting up a business in Taiwan: the basics", which you can find here. Esta es la traducción a...

Effects of Taiwan’s foreign investment regulations on acquisitions

We strongly encourage any foreign individual, company or corporation (a “Foreign Buyer”) that is contemplating the acquisition of either (i) a Tai...

Ten tips for Taiwan employment contracts

Employment in Taiwan has increasingly become a prominent issue, with the number of employment law disputes brought by employees rising significantly i...

What’s in a name? Protection of famous names in Taiwan

In Taiwan, trademark protection is obtained through registration. The well-known name of an individual can, of course, be registered as a trademark an...

National Development Council announces plans to simplify incorporation

The National Development Council and other agencies recently announced three planned measures to simplify procedures for foreign investors wishing to ...

1st quarter trends in IP released

Taiwan’s Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) has released IP registration figures and trends for the first quarter of 2015. A total of 17,221 new...