Amended Trademark Act, Copyright Act, and Optical Disk Act Promulgated by Presidential Order to align with the Criminal Code’s chapter on confiscation
2017/01/13 TaiwanDate Posted：2017-01-13
The amended Criminal Code was promulgated on December 30, 2015, and accordingly, “confiscation” is no longer an accessory punishment but has an independent legal effect. The amendment took effect on July 1, 2016. Subsequently, Article 98 of the Trademark Act, Article 98 of the Copyright Act, and Articles 15 and 17 of the Optical Disk Act were amended and then promulgated by Presidential Order on November 30, 2016.
Intellectual Property Office Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C.
