
Taiwan to increase criminal penalties for trade secret infringement
The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) has announced plans to add criminal penalties to the Trade Secrets Act. Currently, the Act permits v...

Translations of Taiwan securities laws and regulations updated
The following updated translations by Winkler Partners were recently published on Taiwan's official portal for securities-related laws and regulations...

Amendments to Taiwan Company Act expand director liability
Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan enacted a bill revising 10 articles of the Company Act and adding three others at the end of 2011. The bill imposed new du...

Number of Taiwanese lawyers increases
The number of lawyers in Taiwan increased significantly in 2011 as a record 964 candidates passed the bar exam. Despite a population of 23 million ...

Taiwan Patent Act Overhauled: A Look at the Details
Taiwan overhauled its Patent Act in late November 2011 by amending more than 150 articles. Although the amendments probably will not take effect until...

Internal controls required at Taiwanese insurance intermediaries
The Financial Supervisory Commission recently approved new internal control measures for insurance intermediaries under authority delegated to it by A...

CLA blacklists violators of Labor Standards Act
The Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) has mandated the creation of local government web pages that release the names of companies who violate Taiwan's La...