Tsai, Lee & Chen Patent Attorneys & Attorneys at Law - Taiwan By Nick JC Lan Taiwan is an innovation-driven economy, ranked 12 out of 141 economies according to the World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report 2019. As a member of the World Trade Organisation since 2002, Taiwan’s IP laws are amended from time to time in compliance with the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights to keep up with international legislative trends. The latest Taiwan Trademark Act amendment entered into force in December 2016, in which the law has expanded the liability of preparatory trademark infringement activities such as manufacturing or selling labels, packages or containers bearing counterfeit trademarks.