2019 Annual Report Intellectual Property Office

VI. INTERNATIONAL AND CROSS-STRAIT EXCHANGE AND COOPERATION On September 5, the Taiwan Association for Copyrights Protection (TACP) and the Copyright Society of China (CSC) jointly held the 2019 Cross-Strait Copyright Forum in Changchun, mainland China, to address "Countermeasures against copyright in the digital environment." Attendants discussed the directions in the amendment to the Copyright Act and challenges in the context of new types of digital infringement. The 2019 Cross-Strait Copyright Forum Cross-Strait Forum on Trade Secret Investigation and Litigation IPR Seminars and Service Website for Taiwan Enterprises Cross-Strait IPR Dispute Resolution In May, TIPO and Taiwan Association for Trade Secrets Protection (TTSP) jointly held the 2019 Cross-Strait Forum on Trade Secret Investigation and Litigation to facilitate dialogues on trade secret protection. Experts from the Judicial Yuan, the Intellectual Property Court, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), the Investigation Bureau in the Ministry of Justice (MJIB), and the National Police Agency in Ministry of the Interior (MINPA) were invited to the event. These experts discussed in-depth with judicial experts and scholars from mainland China on issues such as judicial investigations and trials. In 2019, three visits were made by mainland China's IP officials and experts to deepen cross-Strait IPR exchanges and cooperation. In addition to hosting the Seminar on the Patent Acts in mainland China for Applications, the Development of Invalidation Process Practices and Strategies Coping, TIPO also provided a platform for Taiwan merchants to exchange IPR information in mainland China via China's IPR Service Network for Taiwan Merchants. By the end of 2019, TIPO processed 830 trademark, copyright, and patent dispute resolution requests through the cross-Strait collaborative assistance mechanism. Of these, 628 cases were resolved, and 172 cases were provided with legal assistance. IP Exchanges and Services 02 Cross-Strait Exchange Cross-Strait Copyright Forum 78