Intellectual property litigators Christopher Kao and David Tsai have left Vinson & Elkins to join Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman as partners in San Francisco. Kao and Tsai, both of whom are among the fewer than 50 registered foreign lawyers in Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Hyatt With Big Expansion Plan In Taiwan: Park Hyatt & Andaz Taipei Scheduled For 2021 In Xinyi, Next To Current Grand Hyatt
Hyatt Hotels has managed to secure a site for two future hotels in Taiwan where both a Park Hyatt as well as an Andaz property will be accommodated in the planned Taipei Sky Tower by 2021. The Sky Tower will cost one Billion US$ and the site has been ... ( read original story ...)
OPINION: Canada should embrace Taiwan as China slides further into despotism
Unfortunately, this is complicated by international politics. Modern Taiwan is the only multi-party democracy in the Chinese-speaking world. It has strong intellectual property laws that are compatible with Canada’s. Canada and Taiwan have many shared ... ( read original story ...)
Property transactions fall in April despite boost in listings: poll
Taipei, May 5 (CNA) Transactions in Taiwan's property market fell in April despite a rise in the listing of homes that are being built or are newly completed, according to a survey conducted by real estate magazine My Housing, indicating potential buyers ... ( read original story ...)
Cabinet approves amendment to make property prices more transparent
The proposed amendment makes five changes to the three acts governing the registration of real estate sales prices in Taiwan, one of which makes the exact selling price of each individual property available to the public whereas the current practice is to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan shining: the island with global potential as a tech and free speech stronghold
Meanwhile, intellectual property violations are also widespread in China and the lack of rule of law and independent courts mean the law is stacked against foreign companies. Foreign companies face significantly less risk in these areas in Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Patents and Patentability in Taiwan
It is important to remember that Taiwan is not a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and has not signed on to most WIPO-administered agreements, but Taiwan has bilateral intellectual property related agreements and memorandums of ... ( read original story ...)
K&L Gates Adds Partners in Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo
Owen Chio, who is working at the firm’s office in Taipei, comes from KPMG Law ... He also counsels on issues related to data privacy, cybersecurity and intellectual property. Before becoming the head of Eversheds Sutherland’ Asia technology practice ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei mayor has savings of nearly NT$2 million more than last year
In a note on his property, Ko said he and his family have not made any new investments since he was elected as mayor of Taipei in 2014. All the gains were generated from salary incomes of himself and his wife, as well as income from fund redemption ... ( read original story ...)
IPBC Taiwan 2018 Reveals the Latest Trends in IP RightsITRI and IAM Raise Taiwan’s Patent Competitiveness
HSINCHU, Taiwan, April 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and the world-renowned intellectual property (IP) business media platform Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) co-hosted IPBC Taiwan 2018 in Taipei ... ( read original story ...)
InfraRed NF Buys HK Storage Startup for $50M as Niche Sector Heats Up
New Taipei, Keelung and Taoyuan. The deal comes just four months after the Hong Kong mini-storage service provider closed a fundraising round by securing HK$140 million ($18 million) from property developers like Shimao Property Holdings, Shui On Land and ... ( read original story ...)
Company Briefs: SLB Development
The public tranche of property developer SLB Development's initial public offering ... These include mobility contracts like a turnkey project for Sanying MRT line in New Taipei City and rail electronics solutions for Bangkok BTS Sky Train. ( read original story ...)
Uprooted by Taipei, indigenous people undaunted in fight for rights
Before Taipei cleared most of the protesters' belongings away ... delineation of traditional indigenous territory would not infringe on an owner's private property rights, she said. "But we have not seen her put in the effort, and we are thoroughly ... ( read original story ...)
Tourist damages ancient site in quest for good photo
In 2016, a tourist in Portugal was charged with destruction of private property after he climbed up next to a famous ... The previous year, a 12-year-old boy visiting a museum in Taipei, Taiwan, triggered facepalms the world over when he tripped over ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Joins Global Mega-Cities in League of Their Own
In contrast, Jakarta and Seoul saw minimal rises, while Taipei retreated along with Singapore, joining Paris and Rome in negative territory. Rather than simply reflecting local property demand, the IMF argues that “house prices are starting to behave ... ( read original story ...)
Asia’s most refreshing long-term alternatives to Airbnb
“Live in a community rather than a room” is the ethos behind Taipei’s chicest co-living space ... Hmlet has also just announced the opening of another property in District 11, Hmlet @ Sarkies, which will be entirely dedicated to co-living. ( read original story ...)