LATEST LEGAL NEWS
TAIWAN HAS PASSED THE STATUTE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY NEW DRUG INDUSTRY AND RELATING BYLAWS AND GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES ARE UNDER STUDY AND PLANNING
The Legislature Yuan passed the "Statute for the Development of Biotechnology New Drug Industry"(Hereafter, the Statute) on July 4, 2007 to improve the developing legal environment and assistant the promotion of the development of the biotechnology industry in Taiwan. After the promulgation of the statute, the Industrial Development Bureau of MOEA immediately organized a task force to take a proactive stance in working out a new set of rules and measures for the implementation of this Statute...[more]
THE SESSION OF EXECUTIVE YUAN PASSED THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACT
Executive Yuan passed the Bill of "Non-Profit Organizations Act" (Hereafter, the Bill) in September 2007 to improve the legal environment, regulate effectively the establishment, administration and supervision of non-profit organizations and to encourage non-profit organizations in their commitments to social charity and improvement of social well-being...[more]
MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS INSTITUTED THE RULES FOR THE VERIFICATION OF GREENHOUSE GASES
The Kyoto Protocol has been effective since 16th of February in 2005. Since then, most countries have made positive efforts in reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Taiwan government also follows the move of reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, acceleration of reducing the quantity of its emissions to maintain the world competitiveness at the same time...[more]
MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS LAUNCHES MASSIVE USE OF BIO-ENERGY IN THE HOME MARKET
In the wake of the global warming issue, the crisis of the worldwide energy shortage has also surfaced over the years. The quest for alternative energy that can never dry out has already emerged as the vital topic for all countries in pursuing their energy policy...[more]
NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION PROPOSED THE BILL OF REGULATION OF COMMUNICATIONS
National Communications Commission (NCC) has released the first version of Bill of Regulation of Communications on September 11 2007 and has organized 6 public hearings. The second draft of the bill has been proposed in November the same year and communication with all social sectors for different opinions is in progress...[more]
NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AMENDMENT TO "REGULATIONS ON INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF CONTROLLED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT " (AUGUST 30 2007)
Famous game company, Nintendo has launched the Wii that triggered red-hot demand of the product throughout the world. Yet, this product has not been officially imported to Taiwan and launched in the domestic market. As a result, the domestic market of Taiwan is flooded with parallel imported items of the product...[more]
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS DISCUSSION OF THE CONTROVERSY ABOUT TSM TEST AND PATENT´S NON-OBVIOUSNESS IN U.S.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has developed the "teaching, suggestion, or motivation" test (TSM test) in order to prevent the use of hindsight to defeat patentability. TSM test requires a showing of the teaching, suggestion or motivation to combine prior art references as the claimed invention did...[more]
DATA MINING、COMPUTER-ASSISTED PASSENGER PRE-SCREEN SYSTEM(CAPPS II)、EU-US PNR AGREEMENT、PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION、INFOAMTION SECURITY
Data mining-a technique for extracting knowledge from large volumes of data-is being used increasingly by the government and by the private sector. Many data mining efforts from government side involve the use of personal information, which can originate from government sources as well as private sector organizations...[more]
HOW THE FREEDOM OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION LAW APPLIES TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS OF TAIWAN
On December 28, 2005, Taiwan´s government announced "The Freedom of Government Information Law (FGIL)". This Law is enacted to establish the institution for the publication of government information, facilitate people to share and fairly utilize government information, protect people´s right to know, further people´s understanding, trust and overseeing of public affairs, and encourage public participation in democracy...[more]
A SURVEY INTO REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE PLATFORM OF BROADBAND WIRELESS MULTIMEDIA
The European Union made the Framework Directive, Authorization Directive and Audiovisual Media Services without frontiers Directive conform to the trend of digital convergence. Compare to the European Union´s reaction, Taiwan´s authorities have planned to renew the regulatory framework for years, but the new regulatory framework is still in discussion today...[more]
A STUDY OF NATIONAL SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT SPECIFICALLY IN DISCUSSING SPECTRUM MONITORING, SPECTRUM INSPECTION AND INVESTIGATION WITH REFERENCE TO INNOVATIVE SOLUTION IN ARGENTINA
Radio-communications have become an increasingly vital part of the telecommunications infrastructure and consequently economy of a country and economic approaches to national spectrum management are becoming essential. Knowledge of the actual use of the spectrum is needed before decisions can be made on frequency assignments and even frequency allotments...[more]
