Taiwan’s stimulus vouchers explained
In response to the Covid-19 outbreak earlier this year, Taiwan’s government announced a second stimulus program to encourage consumer spending (the first program ran between…
When is a wet signature required in Taiwan employment agreements?
Following our article regarding electronic signatures in Taiwan which focused on commercial agreements, this article outlines four types of employment documents that may not be executed with…
Franchising in Taiwan: Fair Trade Act and disclosure obligations
In our four previous articles we discussed issues related to general intellectual property protection, due diligence on potential franchisees, and the drafting (governing law) and enforcement (preliminary injunctions)…
Covid-19 support for small businesses and startups in Taiwan
In 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan’s government introduced a Special Act (Special Act for Prevention, Relief, and Revitalization Measures for Severe…
Covid-19 support for international enterprises in Taiwan
In 2020 at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Taiwan’s government introduced a Special Act (Special Act for Prevention, Relief, and Revitalization Measures for Severe…
Electronic signatures in Taiwan
Signing a document is the most common way to indicate that a party accepts the terms and conditions of an agreement, acknowledges consent, or attests…
Update on COVID-19 entry restrictions as of 27 June 2021
Back in March this year, Taiwan loosened entry restrictions and reduced quarantine periods due to the island’s successful efforts at keeping the COVID-19 pandemic at…
Taiwan enhances parental leave policies
According to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)’s latest report on total fertility rates around the world, Taiwan was ranked last out of 227 countries. To…
Franchising in Taiwan: governing law
In our previous article we took a look at obtaining preliminary injunctions in Taiwan. Now, we turn to governing law. Governing law and dispute resolution clauses are…
New developments in Taiwan’s electronic payment market – what you need to know
This is a translation of the original Mandarin Chinese article by Yi-Kai Chen and Christine Chen, which can be found here. Translation by Paul Cox. Taiwan’s…
Franchising in Taiwan: preliminary injunctions
In Part I and Part II of this series of articles we discussed the need to take the common sense precautions of registering any applicable intellectual property and performing…
A ray of hope for transnational same-sex marriage rights in Taiwan
This is a translation of the original Mandarin Chinese article by Kai-yu Chang and Christine Chen, which can be found here. Translation by Paul Cox. How…
Taiwan COVID-19 entry restrictions as of 1 March 2021
Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) has announced new entry restrictions for people entering the country. These new rules came into force on 1 March…
Franchising in Taiwan: due diligence
As in our first installment of this series of articles on franchising in Taiwan, in this second installment we are going to focus on basic…
For many years Winkler Partners has aimed to reduce our negative impact on the natural environment, while looking for meaningful ways where we can create…
Franchising in Taiwan: protecting your trademarks
Franchising arrangements are essentially just a specialized form of intellectual property license. A franchisor, or rights owner, licenses its intellectual property to a franchisee to…