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Related Links: To view all related links for this article, click link below:  https://talkingtaiwan.com/john-eastwood-discusses-areas-in-need-of-legal-reform-in-taiwan-ep-203/   A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:   John Eastwood is a partner at the Taipei office of the law firm Eiger. I spoke with John previously in episode 195 about some of the changes he’s seen in Taiwan from a legal perspective, in the 20 years that he’s resided in Taiwan. In this second half of our interview, John and I spoke about other issues and areas in need of legal reform in Taiwan. This episode of Talking Taiwan has been sponsored by NATWA, the North America Taiwanese Women's Association.      NATWA was founded in 1988, and its mission is:    to evoke a sense of self-esteem and enhance women's dignity, to oppose gender discrimination and promote gender equality, to fully develop women's potential and encourage their participation in public affairs, to contribute to the advancement of human rights and democratic development in Taiwan, to reach out and work with women's organizations worldwide to promote peace for all.    To learn more about NATWA visit their website: www.natwa.com   Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:  Legal reforms that John has seen happen in Taiwan Issues that are in need of legal reform The Anti-banditry Act (aka The Act for the Control and Punishment of Banditry) The case of a man who decapitated a child in Taiwan What does it mean to be not guilty by reason of insanity The need for increased awareness and understanding of mental health and mental illness when it comes to making judgments on criminal cases Cases of elder abuse fraud in Taiwan and conservatorship How John’s firm has helped to safeguard their elderly clients’ assets How elder fraud is not just an “old person’s” issue but also a “young person’s” issue How difficult it is to undo things once fraud had been committed    Related Links: To view all related links for this article, click link below:  https://talkingtaiwan.com/john-eastwood-discusses-areas-in-need-of-legal-reform-in-taiwan-ep-203/

Related Links: To view all related links for this article, click link below: <a href="https://talkingtaiwan.com/john-eastwood-discusses-areas-in-need-of-legal-reform-in-taiwan-ep-203/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://talkingtaiwan.com/john-eastwood-discusses-areas-in-need-of-legal-reform-in-taiwan-ep-203/</a> A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: John Eastwood is a partner at the Taipei office of the law firm Eiger. I spoke with John previously in episode 195 about some of the changes he’s seen in Taiwan from a legal perspective, in the 20 years that he’s resided in Taiwan. In this second half of our interview, John and I spoke about other issues and areas in need of legal reform in Taiwan. This episode of Talking Taiwan has been sponsored by NATWA, the North America Taiwanese Women's Association. NATWA was founded in 1988, and its mission is: <ol> <li>to evoke a sense of self-esteem and enhance women's dignity,</li> <li>to oppose gender discrimination and promote gender equality,</li> <li>to fully develop women's potential and encourage their participation in public affairs,</li> <li>to contribute to the advancement of human rights and democratic development in Taiwan,</li> <li>to reach out and work with women's organizations worldwide to promote peace for all.</li> </ol> To learn more about NATWA visit their website: <a href="http://www.natwa.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.natwa.com</a> Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: <ul> <li>Legal reforms that John has seen happen in Taiwan</li> <li>Issues that are in need of legal reform</li> <li>The Anti-banditry Act (aka The Act for the Control and Punishment of Banditry)</li> <li>The case of a man who decapitated a child in Taiwan</li> <li>What does it mean to be not guilty by reason of insanity</li> <li>The need for increased awareness and understanding of mental health and mental illness when it comes to making judgments on criminal cases</li> <li>Cases of elder abuse fraud in Taiwan and conservatorship</li> <li>How John’s firm has helped to safeguard their elderly clients’ assets</li> <li>How elder fraud is not just an “old person’s” issue but also a “young person’s” issue</li> <li>How difficult it is to undo things once fraud had been committed</li> </ul> Related Links: To view all related links for this article, click link below: <a href="https://talkingtaiwan.com/john-eastwood-discusses-areas-in-need-of-legal-reform-in-taiwan-ep-203/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://talkingtaiwan.com/john-eastwood-discusses-areas-in-need-of-legal-reform-in-taiwan-ep-203/</a>

Ep 203 | John Eastwood: Discusses Areas in Need of Legal Reform in Taiwan

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:   John Eastwood is a partner at the law firm Eiger. He was previously interviewed for Talking Taiwan in 2012 and we’ve invited John back on to Talking Taiwan to talk about some of the changes he’s seen in Taiwan from a legal perspective, in the 20 years that he has resided in Taiwan.   We touched upon how Taiwan’s WTO accession improved the protection of intellectual property rights, LGBTQIA+ rights, migrant worker rights, and laws that should be reformed like the Parade an Assembly law.   This episode of Talking Taiwan has been sponsored by NATWA, the North America Taiwanese Women’s Association.   NATWA was founded in 1988, and its mission is:    to evoke a sense of self-esteem and enhance women's dignity, to oppose gender discrimination and promote gender equality, to fully develop women's potential and encourage their participation in public affairs, to contribute to the advancement of human rights and democratic development in Taiwan, to reach out and work with women's organizations worldwide to promote peace for all.    To learn more about NATWA visit their website: www.natwa.com     Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:    What brought John to Taiwan John was a journalist before becoming a lawyer John spent time in China as a visiting scholar Eiger has branches in both Taipei and Shanghai John’s experience with COVID-19 in Taiwan What John has been up to since his last interview for Talking Taiwan in 2012 John’s involvement with the Democratic National Convention and Democrats Abroad How John feels its important for people to understand the situation and what’s going on in Taiwan Taiwan’s health restrictions in things like pork imports The early days of COVID in Taiwan How mask wearing is perceived in Taiwan How Taiwan has changed from a legal standpoint with respect to intellectual property in the last 20 years, since John has lived in Taiwan How Taiwan’s WTO accession improved the protection of intellectual property rights Human rights issues in Taiwan that could be improved include: LGBTQIA+ adoption and reproductive rights, How manufacturing of counterfeit goods has moved to China How people in Taiwan often call on the police to resolve domestic disputes How public insult laws in Taiwan need to be reformed Misuse of the public insult law and how it can be used against foreigners How the police in Taiwan are often used to harass people How the police in Taiwan don’t necessarily stop people from pursuing frivolous cases The Assembly and Parade Law How migrant workers in Taiwan have been mistreated Other issues in need of legal reform like abortion    Related Links: To view all related links for this article, click link below:  https://talkingtaiwan.com/john-eastwood-talks-about-the-legal-changes-in-taiwan-over-the-past-20-years-ep-195/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: John Eastwood is a partner at the law firm Eiger. He was previously interviewed for Talking Taiwan in 2012 and we’ve invited John back on to Talking Taiwan to talk about some of the changes he’s seen in Taiwan from a legal perspective, in the 20 years that he has resided in Taiwan. We touched upon how Taiwan’s WTO accession improved the protection of intellectual property rights, LGBTQIA+ rights, migrant worker rights, and laws that should be reformed like the Parade an Assembly law. This episode of Talking Taiwan has been sponsored by NATWA, the North America Taiwanese Women’s Association. NATWA was founded in 1988, and its mission is: <ol> <li>to evoke a sense of self-esteem and enhance women's dignity,</li> <li>to oppose gender discrimination and promote gender equality,</li> <li>to fully develop women's potential and encourage their participation in public affairs,</li> <li>to contribute to the advancement of human rights and democratic development in Taiwan,</li> <li>to reach out and work with women's organizations worldwide to promote peace for all.</li> </ol> To learn more about NATWA visit their website: <a href="http://www.natwa.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.natwa.com</a> Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: <ul> <li>What brought John to Taiwan</li> <li>John was a journalist before becoming a lawyer</li> <li>John spent time in China as a visiting scholar</li> <li>Eiger has branches in both Taipei and Shanghai</li> <li>John’s experience with COVID-19 in Taiwan</li> <li>What John has been up to since his last interview for Talking Taiwan in 2012</li> <li>John’s involvement with the Democratic National Convention and Democrats Abroad</li> <li>How John feels its important for people to understand the situation and what’s going on in Taiwan</li> <li>Taiwan’s health restrictions in things like pork imports</li> <li>The early days of COVID in Taiwan</li> <li>How mask wearing is perceived in Taiwan</li> <li>How Taiwan has changed from a legal standpoint with respect to intellectual property in the last 20 years, since John has lived in Taiwan</li> <li>How Taiwan’s WTO accession improved the protection of intellectual property rights</li> <li>Human rights issues in Taiwan that could be improved include: LGBTQIA+ adoption and reproductive rights,</li> <li>How manufacturing of counterfeit goods has moved to China</li> <li>How people in Taiwan often call on the police to resolve domestic disputes</li> <li>How public insult laws in Taiwan need to be reformed</li> <li>Misuse of the public insult law and how it can be used against foreigners</li> <li>How the police in Taiwan are often used to harass people</li> <li>How the police in Taiwan don’t necessarily stop people from pursuing frivolous cases</li> <li>The Assembly and Parade Law</li> <li>How migrant workers in Taiwan have been mistreated</li> <li>Other issues in need of legal reform like abortion</li> </ul> Related Links: To view all related links for this article, click link below: <a href="https://talkingtaiwan.com/john-eastwood-talks-about-the-legal-changes-in-taiwan-over-the-past-20-years-ep-195/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://talkingtaiwan.com/john-eastwood-talks-about-the-legal-changes-in-taiwan-over-the-past-20-years-ep-195/</a>

Ep 195 | John Eastwood: Talks About the Legal Changes in Taiwan Over the Past 20 Years

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:   This lost episode of Talking Taiwan features John Eastwood, co-managing partner at Eiger Law. In the original interview with John which was recorded October 2012, John talks about attending the Democratic National Convention of 2012, his involvement with the Democratic National Committee and Democrats Abroad, and the significance of the Japanese Taihoku prison wall in Taipei.   Stay tuned for my follow up interview with John next week as we check in with him 10 years later to get an update from him.   For the month of June we’ll be slowing things down by sharing lost episodes every other week, and in July we’ll be taking a break from the lost episodes. We’ve got a lot of great new content planned and we just can’t fit it all into our weekly publication schedule.   Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:    At the time of the interview Eiger Law had won Taiwan’s law firm of the year for two years in a row At the time of the interview Eiger Law had won awards for employment and compliance practices, for investment and employment practices (from Acquisition International), for corporate and MNA practices Eiger Law was named Employer of Choice for 2012 (which was based on responses given by Taiwanese lawyers) The Democratic National Convention in September of 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina How John is the first resident from within Taiwan to be elected to be a member of the Democratic National Convention How John spent the summer of 2012 trying to get American citizens living abroad registered to vote on a nonpartisan basis The politicians who spoke at the Democratic National Convention of 2012 The different events that Democrats Abroad Taiwan organizes including Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day activities to remember Americans who served and sacrificed for the freedom of the U.S.A. The Japanese Taihoku prison wall in Taipei where 14 American airmen who held there as prisoners of war were executed in the final weeks of World War II Who can join Democrats Abroad Taiwan    Related Links: To view all related links for this article, click link below: https://talkingtaiwan.com/ep-194-lost-episodes-john-eastwood/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: This lost episode of Talking Taiwan features John Eastwood, co-managing partner at Eiger Law. In the original interview with John which was recorded October 2012, John talks about attending the Democratic National Convention of 2012, his involvement with the Democratic National Committee and Democrats Abroad, and the significance of the Japanese Taihoku prison wall in Taipei. Stay tuned for my follow up interview with John next week as we check in with him 10 years later to get an update from him. For the month of June we’ll be slowing things down by sharing lost episodes every other week, and in July we’ll be taking a break from the lost episodes. We’ve got a lot of great new content planned and we just can’t fit it all into our weekly publication schedule. Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: <ul> <li>At the time of the interview Eiger Law had won Taiwan’s law firm of the year for two years in a row</li> <li>At the time of the interview Eiger Law had won awards for employment and compliance practices, for investment and employment practices (from Acquisition International), for corporate and MNA practices</li> <li>Eiger Law was named Employer of Choice for 2012 (which was based on responses given by Taiwanese lawyers)</li> <li>The Democratic National Convention in September of 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina</li> <li>How John is the first resident from within Taiwan to be elected to be a member of the Democratic National Convention</li> <li>How John spent the summer of 2012 trying to get American citizens living abroad registered to vote on a nonpartisan basis</li> <li>The politicians who spoke at the Democratic National Convention of 2012</li> <li>The different events that Democrats Abroad Taiwan organizes including Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day activities to remember Americans who served and sacrificed for the freedom of the U.S.A.</li> <li>The Japanese Taihoku prison wall in Taipei where 14 American airmen who held there as prisoners of war were executed in the final weeks of World War II</li> <li>Who can join Democrats Abroad Taiwan</li> </ul> Related Links: To view all related links for this article, click link below: <a href="https://talkingtaiwan.com/ep-194-lost-episodes-john-eastwood/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://talkingtaiwan.com/ep-194-lost-episodes-john-eastwood/</a>

Ep 194 | John Eastwood | Lost Episodes

https://www.alainguillot.com/john-eastwood/ John Eastwood is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at York University and a clinical psychologist, he's co-author of Out of My Skull: The Psychology of Boredom. Get the book here: https://amzn.to/2ShDhUV

<a href="https://www.alainguillot.com/john-eastwood/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.alainguillot.com/john-eastwood/</a> John Eastwood is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at York University and a clinical psychologist, he's co-author of Out of My Skull: The Psychology of Boredom. Get the book here: <a href="https://amzn.to/2ShDhUV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2ShDhUV</a>

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Law & Business Episode 57: Intellectual Property, Bankruptcy, and Employment Law Effects due to COVID with John Eastwood

The special guest in Episode 27 of the "Law &amp; Business" podcast is John Eastwood, a partner at Eiger Law in Taipei.  John and Anthony discuss the issues that many American businesses have when they start production of their products in the Greater China Market.As a senior partner of Eiger’s Greater China Practice, John has headed up the firm’s intellectual-property and technology practice for the past several years, assisting clients with trademark, patent, copyright and trade-secret matters. In John’s role chairing the the European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan (ECCT) Intellectual Property Rights Committee for the past many years, he has worked closely with the European Commission, U.S. State Department, prominent academics and local government authorities on intellectual-property policy matters.John Eastwood, Partner, Eiger Law, TaipeiOur first topic is about having a sourcing agent, distributor, or other local agent in China file a trademark application for the American business.  There are several pitfalls in having that local agent file a trademark application. Chances are the trademark application is badly drafted, only covering part of the product line or part of the scope of the planned-for business activities. John and his firm have seen filings that completely omitted key products and service activities because even a well-intentioned trading counterparty may not understand the business well. Local trading counterparts often don’t know how to respond to queries from the Taiwan IP Office (TIPO), meaning that they miss deadlines ordon’t know that some of these TIPO queries can be easily enough resolved.This issue does not just happen in the the Greater China Market.  For example, Anthony discusses a case in which his firm represented a Germany company, whose local agent filed trademark application in his own name and was required to be a party in a trademark cancellation proceeding, despite not having worked for the company for several years.Another topic John and Anthony discussed was the failure to supervise the manufacturing company in the Greater China Market.  There is some truth to the notion that when a foreign company makes goods in China, that business is basically training its own future competitors. John and Anthony discuss how a business owner is able to make sure those issues do not begin.  After all, John's view is his firm has found that the pool of counterfeit manufacturers includes formerly authorized manufacturers, whose exact skills in making authorized products in the past make them able to make dangerously close counterfeits of products in the future.When a local manufacturing partner starts to realize that the American business is not paying attention, that’s when they start to evaluate their own rational self interest in the form of under-reporting, running extra lines of unauthorized product, inflating costs, or other such games. Typically, such situations continue onwards until finally a day of reckoning comes where the European brand owner terminates the local manufacturer, whereupon the local manufacturer speedily moves on to making straight-out counterfeits of the product.  John gives some tips on how to keep that manufacturing company in the Greater China Market happy.  Relationships still matter and having feet on the ground helps build those relationships.This was another fun episode to record.  It is chock full of excellent advice for any company trying to move outside of their home market and bring their manufacturing to the Greater China Market.Here is a lightly-edited transcript of the podcast episode:Anthony Verna:All right, and welcome to the Law and Business podcast where we continue our series here at the International Bar Association’s annual convention from beautiful Sydney, Australia. I'm here with John Eastwood. How you doing, John?John Eastwood:Hey, g’day.Anthony Verna:Wow. After we just had  an Australian solicitor on last time,

The special guest in Episode 27 of the "Law &amp; Business" podcast is John Eastwood, a partner at Eiger Law in Taipei.  John and Anthony discuss the issues that many American businesses have when they start production of their products in the Greater China Market. As a senior partner of Eiger’s Greater China Practice, John has headed up the firm’s intellectual-property and technology practice for the past several years, assisting clients with trademark, patent, copyright and trade-secret matters. In John’s role chairing the the European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan (ECCT) Intellectual Property Rights Committee for the past many years, he has worked closely with the European Commission, U.S. State Department, prominent academics and local government authorities on intellectual-property policy matters. John Eastwood, Partner, Eiger Law, Taipei Our first topic is about having a sourcing agent, distributor, or other local agent in China file a trademark application for the American business.  There are several pitfalls in having that local agent file a trademark application. Chances are the trademark application is badly drafted, only covering part of the product line or part of the scope of the planned-for business activities. John and his firm have seen filings that completely omitted key products and service activities because even a well-intentioned trading counterparty may not understand the business well. Local trading counterparts often don’t know how to respond to queries from the Taiwan IP Office (TIPO), meaning that they miss deadlines or don’t know that some of these TIPO queries can be easily enough resolved. This issue does not just happen in the the Greater China Market.  For example, Anthony discusses a case in which his firm represented a Germany company, whose local agent filed trademark application in his own name and was required to be a party in a trademark cancellation proceeding, despite not having worked for the company for several years. Another topic John and Anthony discussed was the failure to supervise the manufacturing company in the Greater China Market.  There is some truth to the notion that when a foreign company makes goods in China, that business is basically training its own future competitors. John and Anthony discuss how a business owner is able to make sure those issues do not begin.  After all, John's view is his firm has found that the pool of counterfeit manufacturers includes formerly authorized manufacturers, whose exact skills in making authorized products in the past make them able to make dangerously close counterfeits of products in the future. When a local manufacturing partner starts to realize that the American business is not paying attention, that’s when they start to evaluate their own rational self interest in the form of under-reporting, running extra lines of unauthorized product, inflating costs, or other such games. Typically, such situations continue onwards until finally a day of reckoning comes where the European brand owner terminates the local manufacturer, whereupon the local manufacturer speedily moves on to making straight-out counterfeits of the product.  John gives some tips on how to keep that manufacturing company in the Greater China Market happy.  Relationships still matter and having feet on the ground helps build those relationships. This was another fun episode to record.  It is chock full of excellent advice for any company trying to move outside of their home market and bring their manufacturing to the Greater China Market. Here is a lightly-edited transcript of the podcast episode: Anthony Verna: All right, and welcome to the Law and Business podcast where we continue our series here at the International Bar Association’s annual convention from beautiful Sydney, Australia. I'm here with John Eastwood. How you doing, John? John Eastwood: Hey, g’day. Anthony Verna: Wow. After we just had  an Australian solicitor on last time,