Bulletin
March 2002 Issue
Bulletin

NEW M&A LEGAL REGIME
On January 15, 2002, the Legislative Yuan passed the Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions Law (CMAL), which were promulgated on February 6, 2002. The passing of the CMAL shows the government's efforts in removing legal obstacles for M&A activities, simplifying gov-ernment approval procedures and providing tax incentives so as to facilitate the restructuring and globalization of corporate Taiwan. The contents of the CMAL are su ... MoreBANKING
COMPETITION
CORPORATION
- REVISED COMPANY REGISTRA-TION PROCEDURES
- WRITTEN NOTICE OF BOARD MEETINGS
- REGISTRATION OF LIMITED COMPANY DIRECTORS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS and INFRASTRUCTURE
INSURANCE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- LIMITS ON ADMINISTRATIVE COURT'S DISCRETION IN OR-DERING INTERVENTION
- DETERMINATION OF TRADE-MARK SIMILARITY NEED NOT CONSIDER POSSIBLE COLORA-TION
- COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION NOT PROOF OF ORIGINALITY
- COURT MUST INFORM APPLI-CABLE LAW BEFORE JUDGE-MENT
- COMPLAINT CANNOT BE FILED BY LAWYER WITHOUT SIGNA-TURE BY COMPLAINANT
- SID CODES REQUIRED ON 12 TYPES OF OPTICAL MEDIA
- PLANT SEEDING LAW AMENDED
- INTERNATIONAL PRIORITY CLAIMS PRACTICE
- SPIN-OFF GOODS IN TRADE-MARK APPLICATIONS
- TEST FOR DISTINCTIVENESS OF TRADEMARKS