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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…

July 6, 2012

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…

June 28, 2012

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…

June 27, 2012

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…

June 26, 2012

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…

June 20, 2012

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…

June 13, 2012

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…

June 6, 2012

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…

May 25, 2012

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…

May 16, 2012

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…

May 11, 2012

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…

May 3, 2012

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…

May 1, 2012

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 &…

April 30, 2012

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…

April 26, 2012

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…

April 23, 2012

Recent developments in Taiwan competition law on price fixing


The Taiwan Fair Trade Commission has responded to concerns about rising consumer prices by more vigorously enforcing the anti-price fixing provisions of the Fair Trade…

April 19, 2012