Bulletin
September 2003 Issue
Bulletin

REAL ESTATE SECURITIZATION STATUTE ENACTED
The depressed state of Taiwan real estate market over the last decade has not only impacted the construction industry and other related sectors but also affected the qualities of assets of finan-cial institutions due to the decreased value of their collaterals. However, in contrast to the real estate market, the capital market has developed vigorously. In order to make the most of the dynamism of financial markets to stimula ... MoreCHINA PRACTICE
- REGULATIONS ON FOR-EIGN-FUNDED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
- INCOME TAX ISSUES FOR FOR-EIGN-INVESTED VCS
- REGULATIONS ON COMPUL-SORY LICENSING OF PATENTS
- INTERIM REGULATIONS ON FOREIGN-INVESTED TRAVEL AGENCIES
CORPORATION
- CASH AND SHARES AS MERGER CONSIDERATION AL-LOWED
- CHAIRPERSON MAY BE ELECTED BEFORE DEMERGER RECORD DATE
- TIMING OF MERGER-RELATED AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
- COMPANIES MAY HAVE ONLY ONE DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS and INFRASTRUCTURE
INSURANCE
- NEW INSURANCE COMPANIES MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY SPINOFF
- INVESTMENT POLICIES IN-CLUDED IN STABILIZATION FUND
- REGULATIONS GOVERNING INSURANCE COMPANIES AMENDED
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- COURT INVOKES EQUALITY PRINCIPLE IN TRADEMARK CASE
- TIME LIMITS FOR DAMAGES CLAIMS FOR TRADEMARK IN-FRINGEMENT
- CYBERCRIME JURISDICTION
- TIME LIMIT FOR PRIORITY DOCUMENTS NOT INVARIABLE
- SEPARATE TRANSLATION RIGHTS FOR TRADITIONAL AND SIMPLIFIED CHINESE
- THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN "REPRODUCTION" AND "PRAC-TICE"
- EXAMINATION FOR NEW UTIL-ITY MODEL PATENTS CHANGED
- FEES PRACTICE FOR PATENT SPECIFICATION AMENDMENTS
- PATENT RULES TO BE AMENDED
- DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO TRADEMARK RULES PUB-LISHED