VideoTrade Secret Enforcement In Taiwan (Video)Taiwan's Trade Secret Act provides for both civil and criminal liabilities in trade secret matters.TaiwanIntellectual PropertyJones Day
ArticleJONES DAY PRESENTS®: Taiwan's Enhanced Trade Secret Restrictions And Stricter Penalties (Video)Economic forces attracting Taiwanese workers to China have resulted in the development of a stricter National Security Act regulating trade secrets in Taiwan. Jones Day partner Po-Chien...TaiwanIntellectual PropertyJones Day
ArticleThe "Reverse Engineering" Defense In Trade Secret LitigationTaiwan's Supreme Court delivered a decision on this issues in June 2021. Taiwan High Prosecutors Office v. Chen, 110 Tai Shang 3193, Taiwan's S. Ct. (June 2021).TaiwanIntellectual PropertySaint Island International Patent & Law Offices
ArticleTaiwan's MOJ Raids 10 Chinese Tech Companies For Local Talent Poaching Immediately After Taiwan's Legislature Amends Its Anti-Espionage Law To Include Stiff PenaltiesIn the last week of May alone, the Investigation Bureau of Taiwan's Ministry of Justice ("MOJ") and local prosecutors from various districts raided the offices of 10 semiconductor, ...TaiwanIntellectual PropertyWinston Taylor
ArticleTaiwan Supreme Court's Recent Decision On Protective Measures For Trade SecretsA trade secret is defined by Taiwan's Trade Secret Act as a piece of information that passes a tripartite test (roughly the same test as adopted in Article 39 of the TRIPS Agreement). TaiwanIntellectual PropertySaint Island International Patent & Law Offices
ArticleCase Report On The Intellectual Property Court's Granting Of The Application For Preliminary Injunction Based On Trade Secrets ProtectionThe Intellectual Property Court ("IP Court") rendered ruling No. 2015-MZK-7 granting an application for a preliminary injunction order ("PIO") on October 2, 2015.TaiwanIntellectual PropertyLee & Li
ArticleA New Draft Amendment To Taiwan's Trade Secret LawA CPO can be issued only on an ex officio basis.TaiwanIntellectual PropertySaint Island International Patent & Law Offices
ArticleThe Enforcers - Intellectual Property Enforcement Litigation In Taiwan: Some BasicsRights holders looking at Asia-Pacific enforcement budgets often have to make hard decisions about where to take action.TaiwanIntellectual PropertyEiger
ArticleThe High-stakes TSMC Vs. Intel Trade Secrets ClashWhen senior engineers move between rival tech giants, things can get... complicated. And that is exactly what is being seen in one of the most important...TaiwanIntellectual PropertyENS
ArticleTaiwan Just Invoked National Security Law To Protect TSMC Trade Secrets – What That Means For Global IP StrategyIn late 2025, Taiwan made an unusual and high-stakes move to protect the proprietary technologies of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)...TaiwanIntellectual PropertyMarks Gray
ArticleSupreme Court's Recent Decisions On Covenants Not To CompetePost-employment covenants not to compete (CNC) are lawful in Taiwan if the following four requirements set in the Labor Standards Act (LSA) are met...TaiwanIntellectual PropertySaint Island International Patent & Law Offices