2019 Annual Report Intellectual Property Office

TIPO celebrating its 20 th Anniversary Anniversary and Highlights Happy birthday TIPO! On January 26, our dear friends from far and wide gathered together to celebrate this very special day. Ms. Mei-hua Wang, Vice Minister of the MOEA, all the previous director generals and deputy director generals, as well as guests domestic and foreign gathered here on TIPO's 20 th birthday. TIPO Director Shu-min Hong was delighted and she thanked all for partaking in this "Coming-of- age Day" event. Given our ceaseless efforts, we have created a comprehensive and high-quality environment for domestic IPR protection. Today, Taiwan is among the most proactive countries for IP protection. With cutting-edge technologies, Taiwan is a hub attracting foreign investments which in turn is a win-win for overall industrial development. Director General Hong once again thanked all the guests for participation and invited all to join hands to create the next 20 glorious years. TIPO held a series of events following the celebration. On October 4, the 20 th Anniversary Celebrations and Seminar on the Copyright Act - the Past and the Future invited experts from government agencies, industrial sectors and academia to reexamine past major changes and exchange thoughts on future reforms in terms of copyright legal regime. The "IPR Energetic TIPO's 20 th 2019 5 TIPOANNUAL REPORT