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Winkler Partners Listed as One of Taiwan’s Top IP Firms

Winkler Partners was listed as one of Taiwan’s top intellectual property firms in the latest print issue of Asian Legal Business (Issue 10.2) in the feature article “IP: The ultimate intangible.” The Web version of the article can be found here.
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Partner Peter Dernbach Recognized as IP Leader in Taiwan

Partner Peter J. Dernbach is recognized as one of the leading intellectual property law attorneys in Taiwan in the Chambers Asia 2010 directory. Leading lawyer candidates are assessed on qualities such as legal ability, professionalism, service, and client commitment, and Chambers base their rankings on interviews with both lawyers and clients. Chambers Asia 2009 described Dernbach as "a great bridge for global users–he can explain problems and solutions in a way that everyone can understand", adding that "he has a good grasp of what U.S. users expect". Winkler Partners was described as "...very helpful–the lawyers are fluent in Chinese and can understand the U.S. perspective as well as the Taiwanese courts system”.
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Taiwan-China Financial Market Liberalization Raises Data Protection Concerns

Taiwanese and Chinese regulatory authorities signed memoranda last November expanding mutual access to and the supervision of banking, insurance, and securities sectors. The memorandum became effective on January 16, 2010, and reflects planned financial market liberalizations between Taiwan and China. The memorandum—the latest in a series of unprecedented cross-strait deals brokered by Taiwan’s new administration paving the way for a binding Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) to lower long-standing barriers on a wide range of goods and services—should see a substantial increase in the collection and cross-border transfer of personal client data between the two countries.

Concerns have been raised over whether the personal data shared by Taiwanese banking, insurance, and securities firms with their Chinese counterparts will be adequately safeguarded from unauthorized disclosure and misuse. Part of this concern likely arises from the fact that trade and ECFA negotiations have been conducted behind closed doors and a substantive review of the financial and other sector-specific pacts therein by the public have not been possible to date. And part of the concern likely arises simply from the increased scrutiny afforded the issue of personal data protection over the last ten years. It will, however, be in the interests of both Taiwanese and Chinese companies to ensure that any personal data exchanged has been well protected.
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Towers Watson 2010 Employment Terms and Conditions Published

2010 Employment Terms and Conditions – Asia Pacific, published by Towers Watson Data Services, contains comprehensive coverage of employment- and labor-related laws and regulations for legal or human resources professionals. The Taiwan chapter includes updated information on the island's retirement laws, strikes, and short-term leave, among other items. Winkler Partners is pleased to present a sample of the Taiwan chapter. The report in its entirety can be purchased from Towers Watson Publications.

For legal guidance on employment law in Taiwan, please contact Christine Chen.

For help obtaining work permits and resident status for foreigners and PRC nationals, please contact Lloyd Roberts.
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