2019 Annual Report Intellectual Property Office

VI. INTERNATIONAL AND CROSS-STRAIT EXCHANGE AND COOPERATION • Director General's Visit to Japan TIPO Director General Hong Shu-min was invited by the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association to Japan in March to give talks on intellectual property practices and the mechanism of trade secret protection in Taiwan and exchange views with local industries. •Signing of MOU on Permanent PPH Program TIPO and JPO launched the PPH Pilot Program in May 2012, which was then modified to PPH MOTTAINAI in 2014. In view of its excellent performance, TIPO and JPO agreed that following the expiry of the pilot program, a permanent PPH program will replace it, starting on May 1, 2020. This permanent program is aimed at continuing to provide applicants with convenient PPH services. •Launch of Design Patent PDX In October, Taiwan and Japan signed an MOU on Design Patent Priority Documents (PDX) to expand the current scope of electronic exchange and save applicants' time on mailing paperwork as well as streamline cross-county application procedures. The service is estimated to be officially launched in April 2021. •Taiwan-Japan Economic and Trade Conferences In July, the IPR Working Group meeting under 43rd Taiwan-Japan Economic and Trade Mid-Term Review Meeting was held in Taipei. In November, the IPR Group Meeting under 44th Taiwan-Japan Economic and Trade Meeting was held in Tokyo. The IPR Working Group discussed respective IPR law amendments and cooperation. •Seminar on Advanced Technologies and Music Licensing Trends Taiwan-Japan Seminar on Advanced Technologies and Music Licensing Trends •Japanese Experts Giving an Overview of Japan's Regional Collective Trademark System and Official Mark In July, TIPO held the Information Session concerning Regional Collective Trademark System of Japan and How to Promote Local Brands, where invited Japanese experts gave an overview of the country’s regional collective trademark system and practices of using official marks. On December 10, TIPO held the Seminar on Advanced Technologies and Music Licensing Trends to exchange thoughts with over a hundred attendees on "the Music Modernization Act in the US and its influence on copyright management and multi-territorial licensing in the Asia Pacific region" and "Music copyright administration using advanced technologies". More than 100 people attended this seminar. 73 2019 TIPOANNUAL REPORT