Bulletin
July 2003 Issue
Bulletin
CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCE-DURE AMENDED
On 15 January 2003, the Legislative Yuan gave its third and final reading of amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure (Code), which were promulgated by the President on 6 February 2003. The amendments affect 133 Articles, and focus mainly on the evidentiary rules. Except for those articles named in Article 7-2 of the En-forcement Law for the Code of Criminal Pro-cedure, which took effect on 6 February 2003, the remainder ... MoreCHINA PRACTICE
- IMPORTANT INTERPRETATION ON COMMODITY HOUSING SALE CONTRACTS
- INTERIM REGULATIONS ON M&A BY FOREIGN INVESTOR ANNOUNCED
- REGULATIONS ON COLLECTIVE MARKS AND CERTIFICATION MARKS
- RULES ON RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION OF FAMOUS MARKS
- NEW RULES ON FOREIGN IN-VESTED BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICAL DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISES
CORPORATION
- EFFECT OF BOND CONVERSION RESERVES SET BY ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
- DIRECTORS' SHARE DISPOSALS AFTER PUBLIC FLOTATION MUST BE CALCULATED CU-MULATIVELY
- BOARD OR SHAREHOLDERS MAY RECOMMEND CANDIDATES FOR DIRECTORS AND SUPER-VISORS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
INSURANCE
- DOI APPROVAL NO LONGER REQUIRED FOR DERIVATIVES INVESTMENTS
- INSURERS MUST COMPLETE INTERNAL CONTROL MECHA-NISMS BY JUNE 2003
- RBC SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED ON 9 JULY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- INFRINGEMENT OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL TRADE-MARKS
- OVERSEAS USE NOT RELE-VANT TO WHETHER A MARK IS FAMOUS IN TAIWAN
- TREATMENT OF TRADEMARK CASES WITHOUT INDIVIDUAL POA
- ASSISTANTS ARE NOT CO-AUTHORS
- LEGISLATORS OPPOSE COURT FEES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LITIGATION
- ANTI-SMUGGLING STATUTE TO BE AMENDED
- CHAPTER ON COMPUTER CRIME ADDED TO PENAL CODE
- COPYRIGHT LAW AMENDED
- PATENT PRIORITY CLAIM PRACTICE