Implementing regulations for ISP safe harbor amendments announced
The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) announced the Regulations Governing Implementation of Limitations on the Liability of Internet Service Providers on September 7, 2009. The…
ISP ‘safe harbor’ loopholes panned
Criticism has been leveled at the “Internet Service Provider Liability Limitation” amendments to Taiwan’s Copyright Act that came into effect in May 2009. The amendments…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…