Cyber Infringement and Piracy, the Principal Target of IPR Protection Enforcement.

E080827Y6 Sep. 2008（E106）

There has been a surge of the amount of loss involved in IP infringement cases from USD 0.2 or USD 0.3 billion to USD 0.92 billion each year since broadband network became widely available in Taiwan in 2006.

The Intellectual Property Rights Police Team (IPRP) indicated that enterprises in Taiwan are legally vulnerable to copyright infringement by using unlicensed and pirated software; it is rather common for the employee to illegally download graphics and drawing software which is too expensive to be provided by the employer. Many listed companies have been put under prosecutorial investigation and faced copyright holder’s damages claim in the amount of more than USD 1 million.

Case Number Comparison:Non-Cyber Infringement and Cyber Infringement Uncovered by the IPRP
Year	2003	2004	2005	2006	Remark
Non-Cyber Infringement	1,961	1,075	659	339	Decreasing every year
Cyber Infringement	56	144	769	1,569	Increasing every year
Amount of Loss
Value Involved In Infringement Cases (USD)	394 Million	260 Million	329 Million	927 Million	Soaring due to the wide accessibility of broadband network in 2006
Source: the IPRP