TIPO announces directions on third-party observations regarding trademark applications
The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) has released “Operational Directions on Trademark Applications Submitted by Third Parties”, which a...
WP secures registration of historic motion mark
Winkler Partners is happy to announce that we recently obtained a historic trademark registration on behalf of one of the world's largest social media...
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...
Can special features of a celebrity’s appearance be used to sell goods?
Given the special attention the public pays to famous people, many businesses have invited celebrities to endorse their products or services as a way ...
Security interests in IP rights in Taiwan
Security interests in IP may be recorded with the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) as a pledge, either by the rights owner or by the pledgee...
Best practices to avoid trade secret theft
For companies taking a long-term view of protecting their intellectual property rights, trade secrets may offer an appealing alternative to a patent-b...
A look at likely changes to divisional invention applications
Taiwan’s Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) has proposed further changes to the Patent Act that if passed would benefit patent applicants, and brin...
Do trademark rights owners have recourse against similarly transliterated names?
Chinese, like many languages, has established commonly-followed conventions for transliterating names in foreign languages. Names of famous people, br...