TAIPEI, June 29 Asia Pulse - The Intellectual Property Academy (IPC) established by the Ministry of Economic Affairs began operations Tuesday with the aim of cultivating 1,000 professionals annually to help corporations create, protect and use the fruits of intellectual property.
The academy began operations after a plaque-unveiling ceremony at the academy's office on the National Taiwan University campus. The ceremony was presided over by Tsai Lien-sheng, director-general of the MOEA's Intellectual Property Office and NTU President Lee Szu-tsen.
Tsai noted that Taiwan spent US$13.4 billion in high-tech research in 2003, accounting for 2.46 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP), the ninth-highest level in the world.
Taiwan saw 72,000 patent applications filed last year, with the number of patents approved in the United States ranked third in that country, according to Tsai.
The academy will establish strategic alliances with various universities around the country and will coordinate the efforts of NTU and domestic enterprises to promote the cultivation of intellectual property experts, a MOEA official said.
The IPC will also nurture patent agents and judges and will strengthen intellectual property knowledge to allow the judicial authorities to create an environment favorable to intellectual property rights protection, the official added.
Source:(CNA) via Yahoo News Australia & NZ
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