2019 Annual Report Intellectual Property Office

II.IPR EXAMINATIONS AND SERVICES On October 4, TIPO held a seminar to better understand the impact new technologies have on copyright legal regime and judicial practices. Experts and scholars were invited to share thoughts on how the Copyright Act is applied in novel technologies, analysis of the practices in the adjudication of copyright cases, as well as ongoing copyright legislative amendments here and abroad. IP Affairs Seminars and Meetings TIPO's 20th Anniversary Celebrations and Seminar on the Copyright Act - the Past and the Future TIPO Held a Seminar Following Its Participation in the Meetings on the Communication Platform of Taiwan OTT Operators On March 14, TIPO held the seminar aimed at encouraging copyright holders to incorporate reproduction right into CMO's management, reducing licensing costs, and boosting businesses. Users and copyrights holders were invited to exchange thoughts on the feasibility of extending reproduction right of musical works to CMO's management or setting up a reproduction right management organization. Following its participation in the two meetings on the "Communication platform of Taiwan OTT Operators" organized by the Ministry of Culture and the NCC, TIPO responded to the 2018 White Paper of the Taiwan OTT Association and held a seminar on February 15. Experts from the Taiwan OTT Association, the Ministry of Justice and law enforcement authorities were invited to exchange thoughts. On March 20, TIPO held a meeting on "CMO's Flexible Management Agreements" aimed at familiarizing CMOs with diverse ways music exploitation in the digital era, and encouraging them to provide more flexible services. The meeting also looked at foreign CMOs' practices of flexible management agreements. Meeting on "CMO's Flexible Management Agreements" Seminar on the Feasibility of Extending Reproduction Right of Musical Works to CMO's Management TIPO's 20th Anniversary Celebrations and Seminar on the Copyright Act - the Past and the Future 42