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WP welcomes new associates


We recently welcomed several new members to our legal team. Brian Yang joins Winkler Partners from a well-known Taiwanese law firm. He will be focusing…

August 29, 2017

WP installs solar panels to generate 18% of our energy needs


This weekend we successfully installed solar panels on our roof and once we get the all clear, will begin generating our own power later this…

August 10, 2017

Merger control FAQ (part 2 – relevant market)


This article is the second installment in our FAQ on merger control in Taiwan (Here you can read part one).  Here, we set out in…

July 31, 2017

Taiwan labor law amendments: five key takeaways for employers


In December 2016, Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan made controversial amendments to the Labor Standards Act (the “LSA”) in order to implement a five-day work week and…

July 28, 2017

Exenciones a los requisitos para el permiso de trabajo en Taiwán: El Mecanismo de Consulta


This is a Spanish translation of our English article “Exemptions to Taiwan’s work permit requirements: the Consultation Mechanism”, which you can find here. Esta es…

June 22, 2017

Amendments to Trade Secrets Act proposed


The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office ("TIPO") has recently held a series of public hearings on proposed amendments to Taiwan’s Trade Secrets Act (the “Act”). The…

June 6, 2017

Taiwan constitutional court issues decision on marriage equality


Taiwan's constitutional court today issued Interpretation 748 holding that Book IV Chapter II (marriage) of the Taiwan Civil Code is unconstitutional to the extent that…

May 24, 2017

Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor further clarifies new leave rules


Since amendments to Taiwan’s Labor Standards Act (the “LSA”) came into force in December 2016, both employees and employers have often found themselves unsure of…

May 22, 2017

WP awarded B Corporation certification


Winkler Partners, a full service law firm based in Taipei, Taiwan, has become the first legal service provider in Asia to become a Certified B…

April 27, 2017

Data protection enforcement decisions by Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission


Taiwan has had data protection laws since the mid-1990s, but a new era in data protection began in October of 2012 when the Personal Information…

April 5, 2017

Merger control FAQ (part 1 – the basics)


We receive regular inquiries from foreign clients as to whether a particular transaction requires making a merger control filing in Taiwan. The following is the…

March 29, 2017

Diez consejos en cuanto a relaciones laborales en Taiwán


This is a Spanish translation of our English article “Ten tips for Taiwan employment contracts”, which you can find here. Esta es la traducción al…

March 8, 2017

Personal information concerns when conducting due diligence


Transactional attorneys are intimately familiar with due diligence requests (“DDR”). A prospective buyer (“Buyer”) will typically deliver to a target company (“Target”) a DDR which includes…

February 21, 2017

Regulations amended to strengthen border control measures protecting trademarks


The Taiwan Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance, amended the Regulations Governing Customs Measures in Protecting Rights and Interests in Trademarks ("the Regulations") on 30 December…

February 7, 2017

Exemptions to Taiwan’s work permit requirements: the Consultation Mechanism


Taiwan’s work permit requirements may appear to be inflexible but little-known exemptions are readily available for two requirements: minimum employer capitalization/revenue and minimum post-graduate work…

January 24, 2017

Grand Justices rule pre-approval for cosmetics advertising unconstitutional


On 6 January 2017, Taiwan’s Constitutional Court ruled that pre-approval of cosmetics advertising content by local and central health authorities is unconstitutional, as it infringes…

January 10, 2017