Exploring statistics at the Taiwan Intellectual Property Court: part IV administrative litigation
Having highlighted some interesting statistics regarding civil judgements rendered by the Intellectual Property Court (“IP Court”) in the previous section of this report, we turn now to…
WP featured in article on family-friendly work environments
Winkler Partners’ child friendly policies were recently featured in an article by Social Enterprise Insights that looked at how businesses in Taiwan can do more…
Megan Chiu joins Winkler Partners as a Compliance Specialist, assisting clients establish Taiwan entities, handling company registration and compliance issues, and assisting foreign professionals apply for…
Winkler Partners is today announcing that we have achieved carbon neutrality for 2020 through reducing our emissions, purchasing green energy credits, and offsetting what we…
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…
Winkler Partners recently welcomed several new members to our legal team. Yi-Kai Chen advises domestic and international clients with enforcement and conflict resolution matters, often those…
Exploring statistics at the Taiwan Intellectual Property Court: part III civil litigation
In this part of our report (previous parts one and two are here), we look at civil judgments rendered by the Intellectual Property Court (“IP Court”) and analyze statistics…
Enforcing foreign judgments in Taiwan
In June 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a U.S. $439 million judgment against Taiwan-based technology company Quanta Storage…
Impact investing challenges the traditional view that (i) social and environmental issues are best solved through philanthropy and government policy and (ii) market investments should…
WP represents a third of the world’s biggest brands for a fifth year running
Interbrand has released its 100 Best Global Brands list for 2020. Winkler Partners represents a third of the brands that made the list for this…
PRC investment in Taiwan – things you need to know
Due to the complicated political relationship between the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) and the Republic of China (“Taiwan”), Taiwan authorities subject investments from…
How Taiwan’s TAICCA is supporting creative industries
Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) is a new government institute under the Ministry of Culture aimed at catalyzing the development of Taiwan’s cultural and creative…
Winkler Partners recently welcomed new members to our legal team. Helen Chen‘s practice focuses on helping clients protect their intellectual property rights, assisting them with…
Five important issues to consider when investing in or partnering with Taiwanese companies
Whether forming a joint venture company with a Taiwan partner or making an investment in an existing Taiwan company, we strongly recommend clients give careful…
Exploring statistics at the Taiwan Intellectual Property Court: part II litigation
After taking a look at the caseload of Taiwan’s Intellectual Property Court (“IP Court”) in part one, we now focus on the number of litigation cases…
An update on Taiwan’s regulatory fintech sandbox
The regulatory sandbox was set up in Taiwan two years ago. The Financial Supervisory Committee (FSC) announced that since then, there have been 13 applications…