Taiwan to begin issuing entrepreneur visas from July

According to reports in the Chinese language media, National Development Council (NDC) Minister Woody Duh has announced that Taiwan will begin issuing...

Enforcement of Chinese judgments and arbitral awards in Taiwan: the res judicata problem

Taiwan's Supreme Court recently affirmed in Shending Law Firm v. Tien Chin Yu Machinery Mfg. Co., Ltd. Chinese judgments and arbitral awards do not ha...

Taiwan and the right to be forgotten

A case of first impression involving the right to be forgotten recently came before the Taipei District Court. Despite an inconclusive District Court ...

Deferred purchase price payment in Taiwan acquisitions

Your business team has discovered a company in Taiwan (the “Target”) which has an interesting new technology, a foothold in the China market, or s...

Benefits of offshore holding companies

A significant portion of Winkler Partners' corporate practice involves advising international clients on how best to structure their businesses in Tai...

Issuing gaming points in Taiwan

The key legal requirement to issuing online gaming points in Taiwan is that the gaming point issuer must adopt one of several regulator-approved measu...

Technical examination officers at Taiwan’s IP Court

Technical Examination Officers ( "TEO") are officers of the court who assist judges at the Taiwan Intellectual Property Court ("IP Court") in litigati...

Setting up a business in Taiwan: the basics

Taiwan ranks highly on both the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness List and the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business List.[1] With stron...