2019 Annual Report Intellectual Property Office

VII. IPR IMPLEMENTATION The IPR Action Plan 2018-2020 was carried out to not only continue strengthening investigation of counterfeiting, trade secret protection, border control, and educational campaigns, but also enhance the prevention and investigation of infringements in cross-border e-commerce environment. The plan was aimed at effectively curbing piracy and counterfeiting as well as optimizing the environment for IPR protection. 01 Piracy and Counterfeit Investigation Taiwan High Prosecutors Office (THPO) THPO held the Working Group Meeting on Coordinated Supervision over Investigation of IPR Infringement to effectively integrate IPR protection work by prosecution, police, and investigation agencies. Below are the infringement rulings rendered by district prosecutor offices in 2019. Year Concluded Investigation Rulings Indicted (Ordinary Procedure) Indicted (Summary Judgement) Deferred Not Indicted Others 2019 6,516 633 672 642 3,599 970 2018 7,199 661 557 692 4,132 1,157 Rate of Change(%) -9.5% -4.2% 20.6% -7.2% -12.9% -16.2% Unit : Case Below are statistics on violations of the Trademark Act, the Copyright Act, and the Trade Secrets Act. Investigation Bureau, Ministry of Justice Year Total Trademark Act Violation Copyright Act Violation Trade Secrets Act Violation Cases Suspects Cases Suspects Cases Suspects Cases Suspects 2019 36 83 10 13 5 26 21 44 2018 42 96 13 19 5 9 24 68 Rate of Change(%) -14.3% -13.5% -23.1% -31.6% 0.0% 188.9% -12.5% -35.3% VII. IPR IMPLEMENTATION 80