Labor Incident Act: three takeaways for employers
Taiwan’s Labor Incident Act (“LIA”) was announced on 5 December 2018 and will come into force on 1 January 2020.[1] The core principles of the…
WP commits to net zero by 2030
Today, Winkler Partners is joining over 500 certified B Corporations around the world committing to accelerate the reduction of our greenhouse gas emissions to reach…
Peter Dernbach receives inaugural INTA Service Award for a Better Society
Pictured: INTA Service Award winners and INTA representatives at the Leadership Meeting held in Austin Peter Dernbach, Coordinating Partner of Winkler Partners, recently received the…
Closed companies: still a useful option?
We published an article last year highlighting the amendments to Taiwan’s Company Act (the “Act”) which came into effect on November 1, 2018. The changes…
Regulations governing ratings for cybersecurity responsibility levels
Article 7(1) of the Cybersecurity Management Act authorizes the Executive Yuan to define standards for rating cyber security responsibility levels. These standards are set out…
WP represents a third of the world’s biggest brands for the fourth consecutive year
Interbrand has released its 100 Best Global Brands list for 2019. Winkler Partners represents a third of the brands that made the list for this…
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 March 2018, the…
When claiming trademark priority in Taiwan, choice of country can make a difference
When filing a trademark application in Taiwan, an applicant may use the first application filed in a foreign jurisdiction to serve as a basis for…
Taiwan benefit corporation legislation proposals
We last wrote about benefit corporation legislation in Taiwan back in 2017, and since then there has been some movement on this topic. On 6…
Further movement on Taiwan STO regulations
We published an earlier article regarding proposed regulations to be promulgated by the Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission (the "FSC") concerning security token offerings ("STO"). At…
TIPO announces directions on third-party observations regarding trademark applications
The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) has released “Operational Directions on Trademark Applications Submitted by Third Parties”, which allow third parties to provide written observations…
Further liberalization of Taiwan’s foreign investment rules
Taiwan’s Executive Yuan has approved draft bills to amend the Statute for Investment by Foreign Nationals and the Statute for Investment by Overseas Chinese in…
WP secures registration of historic motion mark
Winkler Partners is happy to announce that we recently obtained a historic trademark registration on behalf of one of the world's largest social media companies.…