Page 68 - 2018 Annual Report Taiwan Intellectual Property Office

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Publishing Industry Analysis Report through Various Ways
To spread the benefits of the project results, TIPO held an information session on Fintech patents and relevant core technologies in July, and financial institutions, patent attorneys and academic institutions were invited. In the session, TIPO introduced the project report of FinTech Patents and Relevant Core Technologies Analysis in 2017 and the preliminary results of Recommendations to Taiwan Financial Institutions on Patent Portfolio Management in 2018. A total of 118 people attended the event, and the session was widely acclaimed.
In view that the industrial chain of the Internet of Vehicles had been expanded into many fields such as automobile manufacturing, information and communication technology and network operators, and that there was not any clear list of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) for researchers and industries to track the technology trends and invest resources in R&D. TIPO organized a seminar and shared the research results of "Patent Analysis in Internet of Vehicles Industry" in March. The event invited experts from the Department of Industrial Technology of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Taiwan Telematics Industry Association, the Automotive Research & Testing Center, the Industrial Technology Research Institute, the Institute for Information Industry, the National Applied Research Laboratories and other units, and the report was widely acclaimed.
To understand the trends of cancer-related invention applications and the interaction with policies, and to speed up industrial upgrading, TIPO conducted a study of "Trend Analysis of Cancer- related Innovations in Taiwan" by employing the publication patent database and conducting a questionnaire survey. This report was published on TIPO’s website in January, 2018, and also on the Intellectual Property Right Monthly for reference.
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The 2018 Taiwan Innotech Expo
In September 2018, Taiwan Innotech Expo, formerly known as Invention Show and Technomart (Taipei INST) was held at Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC), which showcased 1,275 patents and technologies from 33 countries(regions) at 830 pavilions. The event attracted a total of 45,091 visitors.
An invention contest was held alongside the Innotech Expo. A total of 752 domestic and foreign entries were enrolled in the competition. Of these, a total of 416 entries comprising 17 platinum, 117 gold, 122 silver, and 160 bronze medals were awarded. During the exhibition, a summit on international IP strategies and interdisciplinary innovations was held. International IP experts were invited to the summit to lecture on technology licensing, IP portfolios, and development of key industries.
In addition, to promote industrialization of patented technologies, TIPO held ten sessions of business discussions and seminars on technology transaction. The "Pavilion of Outstanding
Invention Shows and Awards
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