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－ 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 conceptual similarities? This…
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…
Update on Taiwan’s Minimum Wage for 2024
Beginning 1 January 2024, the minimum wage will be adjusted from TWD26,400 to TWD27,470 (c. USD 859) per month. The rate of increase is around…
Legal Update: Taiwan Relaxes Criteria for Hiring Foreigners
Under the Qualifications and Criteria Standards for foreigners undertaking the jobs specified under Article 46.1.1 to 46.1.6 of the Employment Service Act (“the Standards”), Article…
5 Things to Know about Taiwan Limited Companies
We often advise clients seeking to establish operations in Taiwan. One of the first topics of discussion is often determining the optimal Taiwan business form…
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 and Commercial Court (hereafter…
Winkler Partners recently welcomed new members to our legal team. George Bobyk supports our corporate, intellectual property, employment, and dispute resolution teams. He previously worked…
WP proudly sponsors the Asia Rainbow Ride
Asia Rainbow Ride allows the LGBT+ community to be active, visible, and proud — precisely how we want everyone to feel at Winkler Partners. We…
Update on draft amendments to the Fair Trade Act
For the past couple of years, new innovative business models have started to emerge on the market. To address industries’ operational needs, the Taiwan Fair…
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. "The…
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,…
For many years, Winkler Partners has aimed to reduce our negative impact on the natural environment, while looking for meaningful ways where we can create…
The previous part of this article presents prevailing judicial views and the authors’ observations regarding infringing uses of trademarks on gifts. Below we focus on…
Update on draft amendments to the Trademark Act to accelerate trademark examination procedures
For many years, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (“TIPO”) has aimed to optimize and reduce the length of trademark examination procedures. Ever since the e-filing…
To strengthen the protection of well-known trademarks, the 2003 amendment of the Trademark Act incorporated the “trademark dilution theory” into its text. Initially, Article 30,…
Modern day business managers use a variety of marketing techniques to promote consumer recognition of their company’s trademark or consumption of goods and services. Offering…