Update on draft amendments to the Fair Trade Act

For the past couple of years, new innovative business models have started to emerge on the market. To address industries’ operational needs, the Tai...

ChatGPT Use: Things You May Need to Know

ChatGPT – an AI-powered chatbot released by OpenAI in November 2022 – took the internet by storm. According to an article on the CNBC news, ChatGP...

Does the Use of a Trademark on Giveaways Constitute Trademark Use? Observing the Views Held by Taiwan Courts on Infringing Use and Bona Fide Use
— Part 2 Bona Fide Use and Overall Comparison

The previous part of this article presents prevailing judicial views and the authors’ observations regarding infringing uses of trademarks on gifts....

Update on draft amendments to the Trademark Act to accelerate trademark examination procedures

For many years, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (“TIPO”) has aimed to optimize and reduce the length of trademark examination procedures. ...

How are “well-known trademarks” defined under Taiwan’s Trademark Act?
—Supreme Administrative Court (Grand Chamber) No. 111-Da-1

To strengthen the protection of well-known trademarks, the 2003 amendment of the Trademark Act incorporated the “trademark dilution theory” into i...

Does the Use of a Trademark on Giveaways Constitute Trademark Use? Observing the Views Held by Taiwan Courts on Infringing Use and Bona Fide Use
— Part 1 Infringing Use

Modern day business managers use a variety of marketing techniques to promote consumer recognition of their company’s trademark or consumption of go...

What You Should Know About the Labor-Management Conference in Taiwan

What is the Labor-Management Conference and why should you care? The Labor-Management Conference (“the Conference”) is a formal assembly of labor...

Do I Need Clout to Protect My Name?
– The concurrence of name rights and trademark rights

After the fight for the 2022 Qatar World cup came to a close, a series of new battles in the world of trademarks popped up. In China, media outlets re...