Elva Chuang[1] Open source software has become the norm for enterprise IT departments around the world Open source software is by nature a type of computer program, which is still a type of work regulated and protected by the Copyright […]

Jaime Cheng and Teresa Huang are invited by Lexology Getting The Deal Through to contribute to the Taiwan Chapter of Technology M&A 2021, which was first published in November 2020, for addressing key legal issues with respect to the Technology […]

Emily Chueh, Jolene Chen, Tiffany Hsiao[1] In the global village, modern people may more or less acquire assets overseas or reside in foreign countries for business or study purposes.  If it is necessary to plan after life matters, how a […]

Tiffany Hsiao[1] The beginning of 2020 saw tumultuous global developments with the outbreaks of the epidemic and the successive death of many domestic and foreign celebrities due to the epidemic or other accidents.  One cannot help lament the vicissitude of […]

Teresa Huang and Albert Yen[1] During the global spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, Taiwan has been able to maintain almost normal life since it has managed the epidemic more appropriately than other countries.  In addition, alternative opportunities for […]

Karl Zhang[i] Since the listing of Zhejiang King Refrigeration Industry Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, “Guoxiang”) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (hereinafter, the “SSE”) in 2003, nearly 30 Taiwan-funded enterprises have been listed and raised capital in the mainland capital market.  In […]

Teresa Huang and Jolene Chen [1] The Civil Code was adopted by the Third Session of the Thirteenth National People’s Congress on May 28, 2020, and will go into effect on January 1, 2021, when the era of the Civil […]

Teresa Huang and Jenny Chen[1] I. Introduction of major changes to the Commercial Matter Adjudication Law Since the occurrence of an incident involving commercial disputes has a significant impact on a company’s shareholders, creditors and the public investment market, the […]

Teresa Huang and Di Wu[1] As economic and trade cooperation between the mainland China and the Taiwan region has increased, so has the probability of civil and commercial disputes.  Litigation remains one of the main options available to parties.  If […]

Teresa Huang and Sean Tsou [1] I. Summary of major changes reflected by the Labor Incident Act The Labor Incident Act, which is referred to as the most “palpable judicial reform” by the media and cleared through three legislative readings […]

Teresa Huang and Elva Chuang[1] I. Focused summary of the regulations on the issuance and trading of security token offerings 1. The Financial Supervisory Commission (hereinafter, the “FSC”) of Taiwan officially incorporated security token offering (hereinafter, “STO”) into the regulatory […]

Teresa Huang and Joyce Wen[1] The year 2020 is a year of significant reform for foreign investors who have already invested or plan to invest in China.  The Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter, the “Foreign […]

Teresa Huang and Yuki Chiang[1] In view of the growing trade exchanges between both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the increasing importance in cross-strait civil litigation and arbitration award cases, not only the substantive law involved in the cases […]

Teresa Huang and Jhen-Yi Chen[1] I. Regulatory objectives and legal basis 1. In view of the prosperous development of online trading, it is increasingly common and frequent for domestic buyers (i.e., consumers) of Taiwan to use the Internet to purchase […]

Teresa Huang and Jolene Chen[1] Facing the current grave challenges for controlling the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) outbreaks, different parties are in dire straits and the disputes so triggered are no longer avoidable.  Particularly for contracts which had been signed before […]

Teresa Huang and Tiffany Hsiao[1] The novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) outbreaks in Wuhan of China in December 2019 with ever increasing confirmed infection cases have created fears and anxieties among people all over the world.  Governments of various countries have successively […]