Intellectual Property Management Plan：
JET Optoelectronics boasts a comprehensive R&D team dedicated to the innovative application and development of automotive audio-visual technologies and technical integration. By continuously enhancing research and development capabilities and safeguarding resources, the company promotes intellectual property management to strengthen its competitive edge, increase profitability, and achieve its operational goals.
Innovation is a key condition for continuously winning customer trust, and intellectual property forms a vital part of innovation. It is the foundation for future growth potential, ensuring technologies remain cutting-edge and enabling the company to attract customers with leading solutions.
Externally, JET Optoelectronics integrates technology through an understanding of customer needs, new product development, and collaboration with industry and academia to achieve external synergy. Internally, the company has established patent management policies and incentive measures to create intellectual property aligned with corporate interests. Patent output is incorporated into the KPIs of the R&D department, with quarterly training sessions conducted to enhance engineers' knowledge of patents, fostering internal innovation.
1. Management and Protection of Patents
JET Optoelectronics has been deeply rooted in the automotive electronics industry for many years, maintaining a strong understanding of key technological patent trends. Through understanding customer needs, new product development, technical exchanges, incentive systems, educational promotion, and talent training, the company effectively sustains its innovation capabilities.
The company values its intellectual property while respecting the intellectual property rights of others. Patent applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Before proceeding with official application procedures, each patent proposal undergoes an internal review by the patent department and external searches conducted by designated patent law firms to ensure compliance with legal requirements and validity. Additionally, the patent department periodically reviews granted patents to assess their usage and relevance to the company’s products, determining the necessity of continued maintenance.
2. Management and Protection of Trade Secrets
Under the framework of the IATF 16949 quality management system, the company has established a comprehensive engineering R&D management system to properly preserve reports and records from the R&D process of intellectual property. These serve as evidence in cases of intellectual property infringement litigation, safeguarding research achievements.
The company requires employees to sign a confidentiality agreement upon employment as part of its work regulations and employment contracts. Employees are prohibited from disclosing any trade secrets they access during or after their employment. Similarly, confidentiality agreements are signed with clients and suppliers to mutually protect sensitive information.
In compliance with TISAX requirements, the company enforces strict access control measures. Employees are issued access cards with permissions based on their departmental roles. Non-employees must undergo identity registration and be accompanied by a company employee at all times. Additionally, the management department conducts annual email campaigns to promote awareness of confidentiality and strengthen legal compliance, reducing the risk of trade secret leaks.
Implementation Status：
The management and implementation of intellectual property were reported to the Board of Directors on December 27, 2024.
Recent Key Implementation Details：
| October 2024: An internal lecturer held a patent course for new employees who joined in Q3, with 8 participants. |
| April 2024: A 3-hour "ESG-Intellectual Property Patent Course" training was organized for R&D staff, in collaboration with a patent law firm, with 92 participants. |
| 2024: Established the "Information Asset Management Procedure" and "Information Asset Inventory," categorizing confidential information into four levels: General, Restricted, Confidential, and Highly Confidential. |
| 2020: Formulated the "Intellectual Property Management Procedure," "Data Confidentiality Operating Guidelines," and "Confidential Document Checklist." |
| 2012: Created the "Product Patent Application Procedure." |
| 2011: Developed the "Employee Proposal Improvement and Incentive Management Guidelines." |
From 2023 to November 2024, a total of 9 patent applications were filed, and 5 patents were granted.
As of November 30, 2024, a total of 88 patent applications have been filed, including:
Granted patents: 23 invention patents, 14 utility model patents, and 25 design patents, totaling 62.
Pending applications: 16 invention patents and 4 design patents, totaling 20.
To be filed: 2 invention patents and 4 design patents, totaling 6.
Patent Information Summary：
| Region | Granted | Pending | To Be Filed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 23 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
| USA | 20 | 8 | 3 | 31 |
| China | 12 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| Japan | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Total | 62 | 20 | 6 | 88 |
| Region | Granted | Pending | To Be Filed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| USA | 13 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| China | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 23 | 16 | 2 | 41 |
| Region | Granted | Pending | To Be Filed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| China | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Region | Granted | Pending | To Be Filed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| USA | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| China | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Japan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 25 | 4 | 4 | 33 |