Taiwan: Corporate and Company Law

To align with the Sustainability Disclosure Standards ("IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards") issued by the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation...

On March 12, 2025, the Department of Commerce under the Ministry of Economic Affairs ("MOEA") issued Interpretation Letter No. 11401401940 ("MOEA Letter")...

What is the current business climate in your jurisdiction, including major political, economic, and/or legal activities on the horizon in your country that could have a big impact on businesses?

Taiwan, located in East Asia, has one of the largest and most stable economies outside of the United Nations countries.

Taiwan recently completed what many consider to be the largest overhaul of its Company Act in nearly 20 years.

Taiwan’s legal system offers several useful tools for taking action against infringers in technology cases that offer good value for rights holders willing to think flexibly. With the decriminalization of patent infringement over the past several years, purely civil patent claims can be effective but do not have the strength of a combined assault on the infringer using patent, copyright, attachment of assets, trade-secrets, fair-trade, contract and import/export laws. When possible, we recommend