Copyright

WP Contributes to Taiwan Chapter in Practical Law’s Terminating Licenses of IP Rights


Our team, including Ling-ying Hsu and Yi-kai Chen, contributed to the Taiwan Chapter of Practical Law's Practice Note on Terminating Licenses of IP Ri...

April 29, 2024

Does Violating the Terms of Creative Commons Licenses Constitute Copyright Infringement? —The Significance and Validity of Creative Commons Licensing Terms


People commonly refer to Wikipedia as a source of information when conducting online searches. However, have you ever noticed the fine print at the bo...

January 10, 2024

Why do stories on the screen seem alike?
- A Case Study of Plagiarism in Audiovisual Works


Amid the vigorous development of the audiovisual industry, the question often arises: are creative similarities acts of plagiarism, or are they merely...

September 20, 2023

Do Sports Video Games Need a License to Simulate a Stadium’s Appearance?


The well-known video game company Electronic Arts (EA) is known for releasing the football video game FIFA (now known as EA Sport FC), which is celebr...

September 13, 2023

WTR1000: Winkler Partners recognized as top trademark firm


WTR 1000 2023 once again includes Winkler Partners as a top trademark firm in Taiwan. We received silver rankings in both litigation and prosecution. ...

July 27, 2023

ChatGPT Use: Things You May Need to Know


ChatGPT – an AI-powered chatbot released by OpenAI in November 2022 – took the internet by storm. According to an article on the CNBC news, ChatGP...

May 5, 2023

Providers of set-top boxes and apps that infringe on others’ copyright will now face criminal penalties


On 16 April 2019, Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan passed amendments to Articles 87 and 93 of the Copyright Act, which provide that companies that offer se...

April 18, 2019