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May 2017

Whether two trademarks are likely to cause confusion in the market ultimately should be determined based on the actual circumstances concerning the use of the trademarks of both parties to satisfy the necessity of trademark protection, and this is also how a trademark registration case differs from a trademark invalidation case in the basis of consideration(Taiwan)

May 2017

To ascertain if a party has farming ability or is able to retain others to conduct farming operation, it is necessary for the court to notify such party to explain before the court. If the party fails to appear in court, the court can also investigate evidence ex officio(Taiwan)

May 2017

Where procurement is conducted by a juristic person or organization subsidized by the government, if the subsidy meets relevant statutory criteria, the contractors are required to hire indigenous peoples during the performance of the contract, regardless of whether the subsidy is used for the public(Taiwan)

May 2017

The Public Construction Commission prescribed handling principles to accommodate the impact of "one fixed day off and one flexible rest day" system on public construction(Taiwan)

May 2017

If a worker is seconded from the original business organization to an affiliated enterprise on the basis of temporary transfer, the employment relationship exists between the original business organization and the worker(Taiwan)

May 2017

The Ministry of Labor pointed out that a rest day shall not be implemented as two half days(Taiwan)