For a foreign hotel without a Taiwan branch, does marketing in Taiwan constitute use of its trademark? Court: Transactional activities that occur in Taiwan constitute genuine trademark use in accordance with the territoriality principle

If a foreign hotel brand does not have a local operational branch providing services in Taiwan, is its registered trademark in Taiwan liable to revoca...

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...

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...

An Overview of Trademark Licensing in Taiwan

Nowadays, trademark licensing plays an important role in commercial activities globally. Licensors gain revenue and access to broader markets, while ...

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...

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...

Top 10 Trademark Cases of 2022 in Taiwan

In this article, we selected ten representative trademark cases from the judgments of the Supreme Administrative Court and the Intellectual Property a...

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. ...