Even more pressing, Hsiao says, is the danger that as the government pushes forward with its drive to upgrade the technological structure of the industrial economy, hopes of attracting foreign investment will be dashed due to the tarnished reputation of being considered a haven for counterfeiting.
在政府大力推動下，近年來台灣興起了一項熱門事業：反仿冒。首先是經濟部針對仿商標案最多的情形，於民國七十年五月公佈「防止仿冒商標及偽標產地辦法」，規定出口貨物均須標示我國名稱，OEM 性質的商品則需附國外進口商的商標註冊（或代理）證明，及指定國人使用的授權書。