Chinese suppliers to be treated as foreigners for Taiwan public procurement projects
As Taiwan's opening to China continues, the Executive Yuan's Public Construction Commission has issued a draft amendment to its regulations governing foreign suppliers that will…
Translations of Taiwan securities laws and regulations updated
The following updated or new translations by Winkler Partners were recently published on Taiwan's official portal for securities-related laws and regulations. The Winkler Partners Translation Department has…
Translation of TIPO draft amendments to Trade Secret Act
After the public hearing on proposed amendments to the Trade Secrets Act in late April. the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office revised its draft bill criminalizing…
Taiwanese lessons from Apple v. Proview
The Apple-Proview dispute now being litigated in China is an excellent opportunity to share some fundamental lessons regarding trademark and commercial practice from Taiwan that…
Data privacy enforcement in Taiwan, Macau, and China
Partner Chen Hui-ling contributed an analysis of Taiwanese data privacy enforcement in Issue 116 of the Privacy Laws & Business International Report (June 2012) in…
Translations of Taiwan securities laws and regulations updated (May-June)
The following updated or new translations by Winkler Partners were recently published on Taiwan's official portal for securities-related laws and regulations: GreTai Securities Market Handling Procedures…
Judicial Yuan proposes Grand Court to unify Taiwanese judicial decisions
The Chinese-language United Daily News recently reported that the Judicial Yuan will draft amendments to Taiwan's Court Organization Act to create a Grand Court system…
Securities class actions and shareholder derivative actions in 2011
The Securities and Futures Investors Protection Center has released updated figures for 2011. By the end of 2011, the Center had filed 150 class action…
La disputa legal entre Apple y Proview
La mundialmente conocida multinacional Apple se encuentra en plena batalla legal contra una compañía China por la propiedad de la marca IPAD en China. Todos…
2012 Towers Watson Employment Terms & Conditions Asia Pacific Report published
Winkler Partners contributes the Taiwan chapter to the Towers Watson report annually. This comprehensive report covers employment law, compensation/benefits, termination and employment practices in the…
Translations of Taiwan Securities Laws and Regulations Updated
The following updated translations by Winkler Partners were recently published on Taiwan's official portal for securities-related laws and regulations: Regulations Governing Stock Exchanges Regulations Governing the…
Winkler Partners releases translation of Taiwan Trademark Act
To celebrate the INTA's 2012 Annual Meeting starting in Washington DC Saturday, Winkler Partners is pleased to release its translation of the Taiwan Trademark Act to…
Draft revisions to Taiwan Trademark Act Enforcement Rules
With the recent amendments to Taiwan’s Trademark Act set to enter into force on 1 July 2012, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) is amending…
INTA Asia Roundtable in Taipei: IP Court Decisions on Evidence of Use
Associates Betty Chen and Jesimy Yu participated in a Taipei INTA Roundtable co-hosted by the INTA Asia Roundtables Project Team and St. Island International Patent &…
Translations of Taiwan securities laws and regulations updated
The following updated translations by Winkler Partners were recently published on Taiwan's official portal for securities-related laws and regulations: GreTai Securities Market Rules Governing Bond Repurchase…
Securities litigation in Taiwan: the Securities and Futures Investors Protection Center
The Securities Investors and Futures Traders Protection Act (the Act) took effect in January 2003. The Securities and Futures Investors Protection Center (the Center) was…