Intellectual Property Management
The Company has developed the intellectual property management plan that aligns with our business objectives and integrates with R&D resources. Through proactive and effective management of our intellectual property, we aim to protect our R&D achievements, reduce operational risks, strengthen the trust of our partners and customers, create company value, and enhance our competitiveness in the industry.
Intellectual Property Management Plan and Risk Response Measures
- Trade secret protection measures:
The Company has established confidentiality policy and introduced associated issues of trade secrets and confidentiality obligations into the training of new employees. The Company conducts company-wide education and training on a regular basis, and employees are required to abide by confidentiality obligations pursuant to their employment contracts. The above measures enhance employees' awareness and understanding of the importance to protect confidential information of the company. Furthermore, to prevent the theft, tampering, destruction, loss, or leakage of confidential information, the Company has taken specific measures to strengthen information security, such as enhancing information security, maintaining the operation of information security facilities, establishing document confidentiality levels, implementing system access control, monitoring access to confidential data, and conducting regular internal audits. To prevent intellectual property disputes, the Company rigorously reviews the confidentiality provisions in business contracts to properly safeguard our rights and limit our liability.
- Patent Protection Measures:
The Company's patent management measures mainly include, among others: integrating cross-departmental resources for industry analysis, conducting patent strategy planning, strengthening patent deployment, and systemizing patent management. To maintain our patent rights and prevent disputes and related risks, we closely work with external patent counsels. We conduct patent searches and regularly monitor the latest technology developments in the industry to analyze infringement risks and plan ahead. This is to protect our own patent rights and prevent infringing others', as well as effectively defend against patent litigations.
- Trademark Protection Measures:
The Company has been actively carrying out trademark strategy to obtain trademark protection. To accommodate market expansion, we regularly review our trademark portfolio and monitor if there are any similar trademarks and representations in the market that may cause confusion or misidentification, in order to protect our trademark rights.
Intellectual Property Implementation Status
- As of October 28, 2024, WT Microelectronics Co., Ltd. has obtained:
(a) Five (5) trademarks, and twelve (12) pending trademark applications as below:Five (5) trademarks Duration Taiwan 文曄 2003/08/16~2033/08/15 文曄及圖 2003/09/01~2033/08/31 WT Microelectronics and logo 2008/05/01~2028/04/30 China 文晔 2004/07/28~2034/07/27 WT MICROELECTRONICS and logo 2007/12/14~2027/12/13
(b) Seven (7) invention patents, and one (1) pending patent application.Twelve (12) pending trademark applications Filing Date Canada WT 2024/10/1 UK WT Microelectronics 2024/10/2 EU WT 2024/10/2 Hong Kong WT 2024/10/2 Malaysia WT Microelectronics 2024/10/3 Singapore WT Microelectronics 2024/10/4 Mexico WT Microelectronics 2024/10/15 USA WT Microelectronics 2024/10/15 Brazil WT Microelectronics and logo 2024/10/16 Korea WT Microelectronics and logo 2024/10/16 Thailand WT Microelectronics and logo 2024/10/17 India WT Microelectronics and logo 2024/10/18
- Educational trainings have been conducted.
- The principles for reviewing confidentiality agreements and intellectual property right clauses have been established.
- On November 5, 2024, the implementation status of intellectual property management is regularly reported to the Board of Directors, to ensure that the implementation of intellectual property management is in line with the Company's expectations and objectives. Mechanisms for continuous improvement are also established.