Regulations Governing Travel Agencies Article 60
Once a travel agency has its license revoked or repealed, or is dissolved or declared bankrupt, application for approval to use its company name shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in Article 26-2 of the Company Act.The name of a new travel agency in the application filed for approval of establishment may not tend to have an implication of offending against public order or good customs, or be the same as the name or trademark of any other travel agency in pronunciation. The name or trademark of such a new travel agency also may not be the same as or similar to any name recognized by the general public in order to prevent confusion with the name or trademark of another travel agency. The applicant shall acquire the permission of the Tourism Administration before applying to the Ministry of Economic Affairs for a preliminary name search. Travel agencies intending to change their company names shall take the same procedure. However, use of a name similar to the name or trademark of another travel agency for the purpose of providing brand services may be approved provided that the other travel agency has given its consent in writing and none of the following situations has occurred to the other travel agency:1.) The company has been sanctioned to suspend operation within the past two years.2.) The company’s travel agency guarantee deposit has been placed under compulsory enforcement within the past two years.3.) The company check rejection period has not yet expired.4.) The Tourism Administration has concluded the practice is likely to jeopardize the rights and interests of consumers.Mainland Chinese travel agencies using names that are the same or similar to the names and trademarks of other travel agencies in mainland China before they apply for approval for use of such names in Taiwan as described in the preceding paragraph shall be rejected.
中文原文 旅行業管理規則第60條
旅行業受撤銷、廢止執照處分、解散或經宣告破產登記後,其公司名稱,依公司法第二十六條之二規定限制申請使用。
申請籌設之旅行業名稱,不得使用有妨害公共秩序或善良風俗之名稱,或與他旅行業名稱或商標之讀音相同,或其名稱或商標亦不得以消費者所普遍認知之名稱為相同或近似之使用,致與他旅行業名稱混淆,並應先取得交通部觀光署之同意後,再依法向經濟部申請公司名稱預查。
旅行業申請變更名稱者,亦同。
但基於品牌服務之特性,其使用近似於他旅行業名稱或商標,經該旅行業者書面同意,且該旅行業者無下列各款情形之一者,得使用相近似之名稱或商標:
一、最近二年曾受停業處分。
二、最近二年旅行業保證金曾被強制執行。
三、使用票據經拒絕往來尚未期滿。
四、其他經交通部觀光署認有損害消費者權益之虞。
大陸地區旅行業未經許可來臺投資前,旅行業名稱與大陸地區人民投資之旅行業名稱有前項情形者,不予同意。
申請籌設之旅行業名稱,不得使用有妨害公共秩序或善良風俗之名稱,或與他旅行業名稱或商標之讀音相同,或其名稱或商標亦不得以消費者所普遍認知之名稱為相同或近似之使用,致與他旅行業名稱混淆,並應先取得交通部觀光署之同意後,再依法向經濟部申請公司名稱預查。
旅行業申請變更名稱者,亦同。
但基於品牌服務之特性,其使用近似於他旅行業名稱或商標,經該旅行業者書面同意,且該旅行業者無下列各款情形之一者,得使用相近似之名稱或商標:
一、最近二年曾受停業處分。
二、最近二年旅行業保證金曾被強制執行。
三、使用票據經拒絕往來尚未期滿。
四、其他經交通部觀光署認有損害消費者權益之虞。
大陸地區旅行業未經許可來臺投資前,旅行業名稱與大陸地區人民投資之旅行業名稱有前項情形者,不予同意。