Bulletin
May 2002 Issue
Bulletin

PCC ANNOUNCED THE OPERA-TION GUIDELINES FOR REVIEW OF UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS
The Public Construction Committee (PCC) an-nounced certain Operation Guidelines for Re-view of Applications (the "Guidelines") under Article 46 of the Law for Promotion of Partici-pation in Infrastructure Project ("BOT Law") on 1 March 2002. According to the Guidelines, except for the model of OT, a private enterprise may initiate an infrastructure project by submit-ting an unsolicited proposal in accordance with Article 46 o ... MoreCOMPETITION
- FTC AMENDS RULES FOR RE-VIEWING FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY MERGERS
- FTC ANNOUNCES EXCEPTIONS FROM ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE LAW
CORPORATION
- APPLICATION OF STOCK SWAP RULES TO FOREIGN COMPA-NIES
- CROSS-OWNERSHIP BETWEEN AFFILIATED COMPANIES
- CLARIFICATIONS OVER INDE-PENDENT DIRECTORS AND SUPERVISORS
- CLARIFICATIONS OVER CMAL'S APPLICABILITY TO TAIWAN BRANCHES OF FOREIGN COM-PANIES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS and INFRASTRUCTURE
INSURANCE
- MOF ANNOUNCES EXCEPTIONS TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE LAW
- FULL OVERHAUL OF INSUR-ANCE RESERVE SYSTEM EX-PECTED
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- IPO CATALOGUE LISTING NO PROOF OF FAMOUS MARK
- NO LITIGATION AGAINST A DECISION OVERTURNING AN ADMINISTRATIVE DISPOSITION
- PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS NOT PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT
- COURT RETURNS NBA DOMAIN NAME TO US NATIONAL BAS-KETBALL ASSOCIATION
- DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO COPYRIGHT INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATION ACT
- LOCAL PATENT DEPOSITORY ANNOUNCED
- PATENT AND IC LAYOUT AP-PLICATIONS EXCLUDED FROM ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE LAW
- PATENT LAW ENFORCEMENT RULES UNDER AMENDMENT
- LAW OF PATENT ATTORNEYS BEING DRAFTED
- ROC-EL SALVADOR IPR AGREEMENT TAKES EFFECT
- TRADEMARK AND SERVICE MARK CLASSIFICATION RE-VISED
INVESTMENT
LABOR
- STAND-INS FOR PARENTAL LEAVE CAN BE HIRED ON SHORT-TERM CONTRACTS
- WORKER RETIREMENT FUNDS MAY BE TRANSFERRED WHEN COMPANIES MERGE
- ONLINE EXTENSION OF FOR-EIGN SPECIALISTS' WORK PERMITS EXPECTED
- EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LAW ENACTED