Taiwan Intellectual Property Management System.
AirTAC places great importance on the intellectual property. To strengthen employee’s awareness of intellectual property and ensure that employee’s behavior aligns with intellectual property regulations, we have established Intellectual Property Management System to protect the rights and interests of the company and avoid infringing on the rights of others. We enhance our overall competitiveness through continuous trademark management. This is in line with our code of corporate governance, with the goal of achieving sustainable business growth and the long-term vision of the company.
Intellectual Property Management Policy and Goals.
1. Intellectual Property Management Policy:
(1) Enhance brand recognition and maintain market competitiveness.
(2) Continuously improve communication with external intellectual property firms to strengthen Intellectual Property Management.
(3) Establish a comprehensive trademark strategy to avoid infringing on the rights of others and prevent infringement by others, thereby safeguarding the company’s reputation.
(4) Raise intellectual property awareness among personnel involved in intellectual property-related tasks.
(5) Continuously optimize internal Intellectual Property Management regulations and allocate necessary resources.
2. Intellectual Property Management Goals:
(1) Review and revise the current Intellectual Property Management System and achieve re-verification of TIPS (Level A) by 2025.
(2) By 2025, conduct at least 2 hours each of basic, responsibility-specific, and audit-related intellectual property training within the company.
(3) Starting from 2025, conduct an annual company trademark inventory at least once per year.
(4) Starting from 2025, commission external intellectual property firms to perform competitor trademark monitoring and trademark strategy reports, producing at least one report annually.
Intellectual Property Risks and Countermeasures.
Considering the internal and external issues that affect intellectual property and Intellectual Property Management system, as well as the expectations of stakeholders’ concerning for the development and effective management of intellectual property. AirTAC has identified and confirmed the risks and opportunities that need to be addressed and relevant countermeasures have been established. The intellectual property management system promotion team holds an annual intellectual property management review meeting every year to assess changes in the internal and external environment and the effectiveness of the intellectual property management system. This allows us continuous adjustments and improvements to protect the interests of stakeholders. The following measures have been implemented to mitigate potential intellectual property risks:
1. Continuous strengthening of employee’s basic awareness of intellectual property:
In order to enhance the protection of intellectual property rights, the HR department organizes annual intellectual property education and training to strengthen basic understanding of intellectual property.
2. Deployment of trademark management:
To protect the company’s intellectual property rights and brand, we implement a global trademark strategy to ensure legal protection for the innovations and brand.
3. Implement intellectual property management:
Established intellectual property management promotion team, and we use the "PDCA cycle" as the foundation to create a systematic management system that connection intellectual property management with business goals. Based on the "Intellectual Property Management Manual", we have set management objectives for the acquisition, protection, maintenance, and utilization of the company’s intellectual property.
Implementation Status and Results
1.2025 Taiwan AirTAC Intellectual Property Management activities:
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Item |
Objective |
Implementation Status |
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Ⅰ |
Plan preparatory work for re-verification of TIPS (A-level) in 2025. |
Re-verification of TIPS (A-level) introduction meeting was held in March, 2025. |
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Ⅱ |
Review and revision of internal regulations for Intellectual Property Management. |
Revised internal regulations related to Intellectual Property Management in May 2025, including: the Intellectual Property Management Manual, Trademark Management Procedures, Internal Audit Implementation Procedures for Intellectual Property Management System, Confidential Information Management Procedures and HR Management Procedures. |
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Ⅲ |
Provide education and training to employees within the Intellectual Property Management team to enhance their Intellectual Property Management capabilities. |
In April 2025, relevant personnel completed a 2-hour TIPS training for responsible personnel, including a final assessment.
In April 2025, relevant personnel completed a 2-hour TIPS training for audit personnel, including a final assessment.
In May 2025, relevant personnel completed a 2-hour TIPS basic training course, including a final assessment. |
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Ⅳ |
To monitor and manage the trademark registrations across different countries, at least one trademark inventory per year. |
In July 2025, the trademark inventory for the year 2025 was completed. |
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Ⅴ |
External intellectual property firms are commissioned to conduct industry trademark monitoring and prepare trademark strategy reports at least once per year. |
In 2025, trademark monitoring and the issuance of a monitoring report were carried out by an external intellectual property firm. |
2.Deployment of global trademark and patent portfolio result:
Up until December 2024, 253 approved patents have been accumulated (including: invention patent, utility model patent and design patent).
Additionally, 146 approved and valid trademarks have been accumulated globally. (throughout 33 countries)
3.Certification Achieved
We passed the Taiwan Intellectual Property Management System (TIPS) A-level certification. The certificate is valid until December 31, 2025.
4.We regularly report intellectual Property Matters to the board of directors. The
latest report was presented on November 8, 2024.