Intellectual Property Rights Committee Event
Release of the 2024-2025 ECCT
Intellectual Property Rights Survey
Guest speaker: Thomas Kuiper, APAC Director, Intercap Registry Inc
Date & Time: Thursday, 17 April, 12:00-14:00
Venue: 3F, Premier, Shangri-La Far Eastern, Taipei / 台北遠東香格里拉飯店3樓九如十全廳
Address: 201 Tun Hwa South Road, Section 2, Taipei / 106台北市大安區敦化南路二段201號
In the recent months, the ECCT’s Intellectual Property Committee has asked ECCT members for feedback on how (and if) they protect their intellectual property in Taiwan. This event will reveal the findings of the survey. Intellectual property covers trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets and domain names of a company, with added complexities depending on the business sector of the company. The speaker will also share how European companies can best protect their intellectual property in Taiwan and stay updated on related regulations.
About the speaker
Thomas Kuiper, originally from Germany, has been one of the Co-Chairs of the Internet Committee at the International Trademark Association (INTA) since 2023 and a Director of the Taiwan Trademark Association since its establishment. He has been active in the fields of brand protection, domain names and software engineering in Taiwan for nearly two decades with multiple companies and institutions. He established the Asia presence of a large European domain name registrar in Taiwan in 2014 and advises companies on better managing their domain portfolios and software. Since 2024 he has been the APAC Director for Intercap Registry Inc, which manages the global domain name extensions .INC, .DEALER, .BOX and .LLP. As an ECCT member, he was a supervisor for five years until 2019 and has served as a co-chair on several committees.