Bulletin
January 2006 Issue
Bulletin
LEGISLATURE BEEFS UP AMT ACT
On 23 November 2005, the Finance Committee of the Legislative Yuan reviewed the draft Al-ternative Minimum Tax Act, which introduces the alternative minimum tax (AMT) system in Taiwan. The committee accepted most of the wording proposed by the Executive Yuan, but in a number of major and controversial areas, it introduced amendments to improve the provi-sions of the original draft. The amended version approved by the Finance ... MoreCOMPETITION
CORPORATION
- FOUNDING SHARE SUBSCRIP-TIONS CAN BE PAID WITH LISTED SHARES
- USE OF BOARD NOMINATION SYSTEM NOT DISCRETIONARY
- FORMALITY REVIEW FOR COM-PANY REGISTRATION AMEND-MENTS
- REVERSION TO NON-PUBLIC-ISSUING STATUS IS IMMEDIATE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- DRAFT REGULATIONS ON WA-TER POLLUTION CONTROL FEES
- DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO TOXIC CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES MAN-AGEMENT ACT
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS and INFRASTRUCTURE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- EXPERIMENTAL USE AS A DEFENSE IN DRUG PATENT INFRINGEMENT SUITS
- NEW TRADEMARK ACT APPLIES TO PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED COMPANY NAMES
- REGISTRATION OF TRADEMARK SIMILAR TO FAMOUS CORPO-RATE NAME NOT PROHIBITED
- TRADEMARK AGENTS NOT DEFINITELY ENTITLED TO AP-PEAR IN ADMINISTRATIVE LITI-GATION
- COPYRIGHT IN PHOTOGRAPHS OF ANCIENT ARTIFACTS
- SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR PATENT CERTIFICATE ISSU-ANCE AND POSTPONED PAT-ENT PUBLICATION
INVESTMENT
SECURITIES
- SECURTIZATION OF REAL ES-TATE UNDER DEVELOPMENT
- AMENDMENT REGARDING PER-MITTED CONSIDERATION IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION MERG-ERS
- FSC PLANS TO ALLOW FOR-EIGN INVESTORS TO CONDUCT NON-HEDGING FUTURES TRANSACTIONS
- AMENDMENTS OF SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT