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Do expatriates need to join the National Health Insurance program?


The promulgation of the National Health Insurance Act in 1994 changed Taiwan from a country where most of the population did not have insured health…

June 9, 2009

Winkler Partners lawyer wins Taiwan’s largest trademark award


Winkler Partners lawyer Christine Chen represented the Hermès Group before Taiwan's new Intellectual Property Court in a successful trademark infringement action against a former saleswoman…

April 10, 2009

Winkler Partners joins ‘1% for the Planet’


Winkler Partners Attorneys at Law of Taiwan and Foreign Legal Affairs is proud to announce its membership in "1% for the Planet", an international alliance…

April 14, 2008

Winkler Partners profiled on Taiwan public television


A story profiling Winkler Partners' efforts to green our office and reduce carbon emission will be broadcast in Mandarin on Taiwan Public Television's Our Island…

December 12, 2007

Act Governing the Provision of Judicial Assistance at the Request of Foreign Courts


Clients often ask whether foreign judgments can be enforced in Taiwan and how to serve foreign legal papers. The statutory basis for both processes is…

November 30, 2007

Winkler Partners environmental impact: baselines 2004-2006


As part of a firm-wide commitment to reduce our environmental impact, Winkler Partners collects data reflecting its energy and resource conservation efforts compiled in a…

November 14, 2007

Landmark prosecution for textbook copyright infringement


The Chinese-language United Daily News reported today (8 Nov.) that Taichung prosecutors have indicted a college student for violating Taiwan's Copyright Act by having a…

November 8, 2007

Non-compete clauses in employment agreements


Once mainly found in the high tech industry, non-compete clauses are now routinely added by Taiwanese employers in a variety of industries. While employers should…

November 6, 2007

Foreign professionals and work permits


Foreign professionals may legally work in Taiwan if they possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and at least two years of work experience.…

October 31, 2007

Taiwanese investment in China


On Monday (Sept. 24), the Chinese-language China Times, ran a series of articles (now behind the China Times paywall) on Taiwanese companies in China focusing…

September 25, 2007

Taiwanese law in English: standards and nomenclature


Introduction and Sources Since 2002, Taiwan's national government (through the cabinet-level Research, Development, and Evaluation Commission) has been urging all government agencies to create bilingual…

September 15, 2007

Online sources of English translations of Taiwanese law


The first two databases listed are public and bilingual. Both have English pages with links to translations of many of Taiwan's statutes, regulations, and judgments.…

Chinese professionals in Taiwan


An important but sometimes overlooked factor in China’s explosive economic growth has been the over US$150 billion invested in China by Taiwanese businesspeople and the…

September 11, 2007