To strengthen and protect the Company’s advanced industrial technologies and R&D achievements, SynPower Co., Ltd. has established a comprehensive operating framework based on the Patent Act, Trademark Act, Copyright Act, Trade Secrets Act, and other relevant intellectual property (IP) laws and regulations. The aim is to create, maintain, and realize the value of the Company’s technological assets, while continuously adjusting our practices in line with updated legislation and internal policies.
To enhance the Company’s IP capabilities, we encourage employees to actively file invention patent applications and have implemented a corresponding incentive mechanism. Externally, we actively engage in technology exchange and collaboration with domestic and international partners. Through a well-structured IP management system and internal review procedures, the Company monitors the strengths and weaknesses of its technological assets and continually improves them to maintain a leading position in the industry and preserve its competitive advantage.
Patent Protection Measures
The Company's IP management strategy primarily covers patent application, technical analysis and assessment, disclosure and confidentiality of research results, patent mapping and expansion, IP infringement comparison and analysis, as well as educational training and awareness. Through comprehensive processes and control mechanisms, the Company safeguards its R&D achievements and patent technologies.
Regular IP awareness training is provided for relevant departments and employees to emphasize the importance of IP protection and associated penalties for violations.
Trade Secret Protection
All Company documents are categorized and classified by level of confidentiality. Confidential documents are further graded, and specific procedures are defined for their storage, labeling, borrowing, transmission, destruction, or other forms of handling. All employees are required to sign a confidentiality agreement. For highly confidential materials, additional project-specific NDAs are signed. These obligations are clearly disclosed and incorporated into employment contracts upon onboarding to reduce the risk of infringement. Exit interviews are conducted to reiterate these obligations and ensure clarity on the rights and duties of the parties, as well as the enforcement of any non-disclosure clauses.
Implementation Status
The Company reports IP-related matters to the Board of Directors at least once a year. The “Intellectual Property Rights Management Procedures” were completed on December 24, 2021. The major implementation highlights for 2025 are as follows:
1.Objective: Efficiently manage and protect intellectual property rights, mitigate the risk of infringement, and enhance the value of patent technologies.
2.Management Policies:
(1)Establishment of the Compliance Management Procedures and execution of employee confidentiality agreements to enhance awareness of respect for intellectual property rights and protection of trade secrets.
(2)Reduction of intellectual property infringement risks: Through regular and ad hoc employee education and awareness programs, the Company strengthens employees’ overall awareness and understanding of intellectual property protection. The actual implementation during the year is as follows:
a. New employee onboarding training: In February, the Company updated and re-recorded training courses on the Personal Data Protection Act and the Trade Secrets Act to enhance new employees’ legal knowledge.
b. Employee training programs: In November, training and awareness sessions on Employee Confidentiality Responsibilities and Practical Patent Infringement Assessment were conducted for all or relevant employees (including subsidiaries) to reinforce awareness of confidentiality obligations and respect for intellectual property rights.
c. Compliance self-assessment: In November, the Company carried out and completed the compliance self-assessment process to ensure that business operations comply with applicable laws and regulations.
(3)Enhance the Value of Patent Applications: Conduct thorough assessments before filing patents to strengthen protection of core technologies.
The details of the Company’s current status of patent and trademark applications are as follows:
| Parents | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Before 2025 | 2025 (as of Nov. 30) | |||||||||||||||
| Category | Invention Patents | Utility Model Patents | Invention Patents | Utility Model Patents | Total | ||||||||||||
| Region | Taiwan | China | Japan | Korea | Taiwan | China | Japan | Korea | Taiwan | China | Japan | Korea | Taiwan | China | Japan | Korea | |
| Granted | 28 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 |
| Pending | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Trademarks | |||||||||
| Year | Before 2025 | 2025 (as of Nov. 30) | |||||||
| Category | Trademarks | Service Marks | Trademarks | Service Marks | Total | ||||
| Region | Taiwan | China | Taiwan | China | Taiwan | China | Taiwan | China | |
| Granted | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Pending | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |