2019 Annual Report Intellectual Property Office

V. IPR CREATION AND USE World IP Day The 2019 World IP Day Celebration In April, TIPO and Taiwan Patent Attorneys Association cohosted the 2019 World IP Day Celebration and invited representatives from the sports industry to share their thoughts on "Reach for Gold: IP and Sports" and to give talks on the influence and importance of IPR in said industry. Database Search Local Services TIPO held 5 information sessions on "Global Patent Search Strategies and Hands-on Operation" that focused on functions overview, search strategies, processes and know-hows. The sessions also featured hands-on operation. In all, the events were a great success and there were 209 people in attendance. To strengthen the general public's IPR awareness, TIPO's branch offices conducted free weekly courses on an overview of TIPO's IP Corner for SMEs webpage, online search systems, application and trademark application practices, and copyright basics. A total of 24 courses were conducted in 2019. 70