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WP Contributes to Practical Law’s Doing Business in Taiwan


Our team, including Greg Buxton and Christine Chen, contributed to Practical Law’s Doing Business in Taiwan. This Q&A provides a high-level o...

February 19, 2025

Update on draft amendments to the Patent Act


In recent years, digital industries have experienced rapid growth, and the applications of computer generated icons and graphical user interfaces have...

November 18, 2024

WP Contributes to Taiwan Chapter in Practical Law’s Scope of Patent Protection


Our team, including Gary Kuo, Brian Wang, Yi-kai Chen and Natalie Lee, contributed to the Taiwan Chapter of Practical Law’s Practice Note on Scope o...

November 1, 2024

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

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

A new positive patent examination program for startups


Lack of funds and tangible assets is a common problem for startups, and one which often proves fatal. To address this issue, Taiwan began promoting in...

January 4, 2021

Hearings for patent invalidation cases


In Taiwan, patent invalidation proceedings usually involve the submission of written pleadings and defenses, as well as the submission of evidence. In...

September 26, 2019

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...

November 13, 2018