Bulletin
September 2008 Issue
Bulletin
CONDITIONS RELAXED FOR OVERSEAS ENTERPRISES' INVESTMENTS IN TAIWAN
Since early 2008 the Executive Yuan (EY) has announced a number of policy initiatives designed to make Taiwan's capital markets more international by encouraging overseas enterprises, including the overseas subsidiaries and holding companies of Taiwanese-invested businesses, to raise capital in Taiwan and to have their securities listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) or the GreTai Securities Market (GTSM, also called "OTC" ... MoreCOMPETITION
CORPORATION
- COMPANY REGISTRATION REGULATIONS AMENDED
- THE APPOINTMENT OR DISMISSAL OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD MAY BE RAISED AS AD-HOC MOTION
ENVIRONMENTAL
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- UNREGISTERED PATENT LICENSEE MAY NOT ISSUE CEASE AND DESIST LETTER
- TRADEMARK USE BY UNREGISTERED LICENSEE IS EQUIVALENT TO USE BY OWNER
- COUNTERFEIT GOODS OBTAINED BY "FISHING" ARE ADMISSIBLE IN EVIDENCE
- PLACING IMAGES ON ONLINE AUCTION WEBSITE IS DISPLAY WITH INTENT TO SELL
- NO TAX EXEMPTION FOR TECHNOLOGY NOT USED BY LICENSEE ITSELF
- IPO CONSIDERS REVISING CONDITIONS FOR COMPULSORY LICENSING OF PATENTS
- STATUS OF COPYRIGHT MANAGEMENT BODIES EXISTING PRIOR TO COPYRIGHT INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS ACT
- COPYRIGHT IN NEWS BROADCASTS PLAYED ON BUSES
- PROPOSED CHANGES TO PATENT COMPULSORY LICENSING REGIME
- PRACTICE OF THE IP COURT
- DIRECTIONS ON TRADEMARK USE ANNOUNCED
SECURITIES
TAX
- TRAVEL RESTRICTION NOT APPLICABLE TO INSOLVENCY ADMINISTRATORS
- NON-EMPLOYED INSURANCE SALESPERSONS' COMMISSION IS INCOME FROM PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
- QUASI-DIVIDEND INCOME FROM MERGER IS NOT TAX-EXEMPT SALES REVENUE
- CLARIFICATION OF THE "HEAVIER PENALTY" PRINCIPLE
- TAX TREATMENT OF SUBSCRIPTION BY EMPLOYEES OF SHARES NEWLY ISSUED FOR INCREASE IN CAPITAL BY CASH