| E-mail： | xavier@tmdclaw.com.tw |
| TEL： | +886-2-8369-1380#109 |
During his studies at the College of Law, National Taiwan University, Attorney Xavier C.P. Chang specialized in Civil and Commercial laws (Contract law), real estate laws, the Consumer Protection Act, and intellectual property laws. After obtaining his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Laws from National Taiwan University, he pursued his doctoral studies in private law at Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne, France under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Education's general scholarship for overseas studying.
Over the course of nearly 20 years in practice, Attorney Chang has been dedicated to handling disputes in civil and commercial contracts, real estate transactions, intellectual property cases, and entertainment agency contracts. He has successfully managed numerous cases, including trademark infringement cases for internationally renowned online English teaching companies, copyright agency and trademark disputes between prominent music producers and bands, structural study and contract drafting for large-scale real estate transactions, drafting of film and television licensing agreements, and litigation involving construction disputes and claims. Furthermore, Attorney Chang has served as a legal counsel for several major enterprises, including international telecommunications media, well-known e-commerce platforms, global record companies, renowned music agencies, large-scale medical optical equipment distributors, renowned education platforms, renowned women's news media, medical equipment developers and manufacturers, and international tobacco companies. Attorney Chang's professional competence and extensive practice experience have earned clients’ recognition and trust.
In addition to practicing law, Attorney Chang has actively participated in bar association activities. Currently, he serves as the Chairman of the Taipei Bar Association. He also served as the Executive Director of the Lawyer Training Institute, National Bar Association and as one of the first representatives of the members of National Bar Association.
Attorney Chang has been appointed as a Political Advisor to the Executive Yuan, starting from November 13, 2023 to May 19, 2024.
Since 2001, Attorney Chang has been serving as a lecturer on civil law in the judicial officer and lawyer training program at "Get Education Institution". With over 20 years of teaching experience, Attorney Chang has nurtured numerous judicial officers and lawyers. Attorney Chang has an extensive collection of publications. In addition to classic works such as "Civil Law: Obligation I", "Civil Law: Obligation II", "Civil Law: Rights in Rem", and "Essentials of Property Law", each of which has undergone over 20 editions, Attorney Chang has also compiled his practical experience in cases and published books including " Winning Strategies for Trade Secret Litigations" and "Entertainment Law: Disputes over Film, Television, Music IP, and Contracts.
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Education
Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne (Ph.D. student)
National Taiwan University Law (Civil and Business Law) (LL.M.)
National Taiwan University Law (LL.B.)
Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School -
Experience
Passed the Taiwan Bar Examination (2000)
Patent Attorney
Chairman, Taipei Bar Association (since August 2023)
Political Advisor, the Executive Yuan (from November 13, 2023, to May 19, 2024)
Counsel, the New Taipei City Chinese Medical Doctors’ Association
WSET Advanced: Level 3 Award in Wines and Spirits (2015)
WSET Advanced: Level 3 Award in Sake
International Sakasho (2021)
International Kikisake-Shi / Sake Sommelier (2014)
Director, Taiwan Sumo Association (since 2022)
Seminar Instructor, Taiwan Sumo Association (since 2021)
Member, the Taiwan-France Comparative Law Association (since 2023)
Secretary-General, Taipei Bar Association (2022-2023)
Representative Member, Taiwan Bar Association (2021-2022)
Chief Executive Officer, the Legal Training Institute of the Taiwan Bar Association (2021-2022)
Served as Lecturer on Civil Law, the judicial officer and lawyer training program at Get Education Institution (2001-2022)
Chairman, On-the-job training Committee, Taipei Bar Association (2020-2021)
Vice Secretary-General, Taipei Bar Association (2020-2021)
Chairperson, the Consumer Protection Committee, Taiwan Bar Association
Member, the Civil Law Committee, Taiwan Bar Association
Vice Chief Executive Officer, the Legal Training Institute, Taiwan Bar Association
Vice Secretary-General, Taiwan Bar Association
Chief Clerk, Taipei Bar Association
Public Relations Director, Taipei Bar Association
Lecturer, the Pre-service Training Course for Lawyers (Cases of Consumer Protection Act)
Legal Counsel, Taiwan Association of Real Estate International Consignment -
Area of Specialization
Contract drafting and review, intellectual property cases, entertainment cases in film and music, real estate transactions, co-construction and urban renewal cases, corporate and commercial cases, consumer protection cases, construction cases, civil and criminal litigation, as well as cases involving foreign elements.
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Publication
1. Books
Chiaying Lin & ChihPeng Chang, Entertainment Law, Angel Publishing (2021)
Chiaying Lin & ChihPeng Chang, Winning Strategies for Trade Secret Litigations, Angel Publishing (2nd Edition, 2019)
Product Liability Claims in Taiwan: The Necessity and Legitimacy of Distinguishing Between Consumers and Third Parties?", Master's Thesis, NEW SHARING CULTURE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD, 2005
Civil Law: Obligation I, GET PUBLISHING CO., LTD. (20th Edition, 2021)
Civil Law: Obligation II, GET PUBLISHING CO., LTD (19th Edition, 2021)
Civil Law: Rights in Rem, GET PUBLISHING CO., LTD. (19th Edition, 2021)
Essentials of Property Law, Lai Sheng Publishing
Chiaying Lin (Text) & ChihPeng Chang (Photograph), Remembering the Sweet Taste of Paris, Taiya Publishing
2. Articles
Application Issues of Standardized Contracts Terms in Engineering
Legal Relationships in Credit Card Transactions and Risk Allocation in Unauthorized Use
Inaction Claims and Damage Compensation Claims in Patent Infringement Lawsuits
Ownership Attribution of Completed Work in Contracts
The Principle of Relativity of Credits and Claims to Possession Based on the "Chain of Possession"
3.Speech
High Competition in the Legal Field! How Can I Stand Out?", Angel Publishing, January 14, 2023
Instructor, Referee Training, Taiwan Sumo Association, 2021
Instructor, Referee Training, Taiwan Sumo Association, 2021
Entertainment Industry Agency Contracts and Intellectual Property (IP) - Issues in Artist Management Contracts, the Entertainment Industry and Intellectual Property Seminar, Organized by the Intellectual Property Office (MOEA), TIPA Intellectual Property Training Academy, Taipei Bar Association, Taiwan Intellectual Property Law Association, co-organized by National Taiwan University Law School's Center for Technology, Ethics, and Law, Angel Publishing Company, and Yuedan Seminar, April 23, 2021
The Deconstruction of the Mystery of French Wine, the Public Law Research Center, College of Law, National Chengchi University, 2020
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LanguageMandarin Chinese, English, Taiwanese, French, Japanese (N1)