Bulletin
September 2000 Issue
Bulletin
DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO COPYRIGHT LAW
To facilitate the WTO entry, the amendments to the Copyright Law which came into force in 1998 took account of the provisions of the TRIPs agreement. However, in response to the impact on the copyright system of the rapid develop-ment of high technology and digital information systems, and to bring Copyright Law in line with the WIPO Copyright Treaty and WIPO Per-formances and Phonograms Treaty, which were passed by the World ... MoreCOMPETITION
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS and INFRASTRUCTURE
INSURANCE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- CIVIL LIABILITY FOR INFRINGEMENT UPON A PRO-VISIONALLY GRANTED PATENT
- US-TAIWAN COPYRIGHT AGREEMENT GIVES RETROACTIVE PROTECTION
- LIABILITY OF WEBSITE OPERATORS AND MANAGERS
- INTERPRETATION OF NOVELTY IN PATENTABILITY
- CHINESE VERSIONS OF JAPANESE APPLICANTS' AND INVENTORS' NAMES
- GUIDELINES FOR OPPOSITION ACTIONS, CANCELLATION ACTIONS AND EX-OFFICIO EXAMINATIONS
- FIRST READING FOR PATENT LAW AMENDMENTS
- SIMPLIFIED ID REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN PATENT AND TRADEMARK APPLICANTS
- AMENDED CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING WELL-KNOWN TRADEMARKS
INVESTMENT
- UPDATE ON DRUG INJURIES RELIEF LAW
- APPLICABILITY OF NEW STRATEGIC INDUSTRY INCENTIVES
- TAX CREDITS FOR INVESTMENTS IN EARTHQUAKE DISASTER ZONES
LABOR
SECURITIES
TAX
- INTEREST IS PAYABLE ON TAX REFUNDS
- TRANSFER OF EMPLOYEES' PENSION FUNDS
- STATUTE ON CROSS-STRAITS RELATIONS DOES NOT APPLY TO HK RESIDENTS' INHERITANCE OF PROPERTY IN TAIWAN
- MAINLAND RESIDENTS WHO ACQUIRE TAIWAN RESIDENCY CAN INHERIT AS TAIWAN RESIDENTS