The Study on the System and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Protection in R.O.C.

[[abstract]]Intellectual property rights play a vital role to the development of a country. During the past five decades, the shift from an intensive-labor to high-tech industries indicate the importance of innovation and research to the international market competitiveness, which also the fundamental to make us become a knowledge-based country in 21century. Facing knowledge-based economics, protection of IPR is not only our international obligation but also the foundation to develop and upgrade lasting information technology industries. Due to the forming of world economic village, globalizing has become an inevitable tread. The government must dedicate to encourage innovation and protect IPR. For recent years, how to implement IPR protection has become one of the most important policies for a country. Complete legal regulations, well-organized systems, powerfully strategies, efficient judicial processes and public awareness are five key elements to enhance the IPR protection. With a basis of IPR-related theories and economic crime principles, the study analyzes on the factors and types of IPR infringement. The study discusses the interaction among organization systems, operation mechanism, promulgation, international cooperation and border control of IPR protection and concludes with some enforceable suggestions to future IPR policy and enforcement.