• Protecting our own intellectual property and respecting others' intellectual property
• Improving the intellectual property system to reduce the risk of infringement
• Strengthening the layout of intellectual property to maintain technological leadership

1. The layout and development of patents are mainly based on research institutes, which are in line with the company's development strategy, with technology research and development as the first step, and the layout and development of key businesses to increase our revenue and profit.In order to enhance the value and quality of patent applications, Chunghwa Telecom has established a comprehensive patent examination process and a patent incentive program, and also has built a patent management system for use by the entire company.
2. Strengthening the concept of intellectual property protection, protecting the company's R&D achievements and enhancing the effectiveness of patent management by intellectual property education and promotion and strengthen the training of patent talents to protect the company's R&D achievements and effectively enhance the effectiveness of patent management.

Chunghwa Telecom has established relevant regulations to protect the company's internal tradesecrets and has set up a dedicated unit to supervise the implementation of the trade secret protection measures in order to protect the company's intellectual property assets. And the regulations for different targets are described below：

1. Newly hired employees

   Have to sign a contract for the protection of trade secrets to remind employees of their obligation to keep trade secrets during and after employment. In addition, newly hired employees have to fill out a survey form of existing intellectual property so that the company can grasp the existing intellectual property and confidentiality obligations of newly hired employees to avoid the company infringing on other people's intellectual property.

2. Departing employees

   The supervisor shall remind employees of their obligations to maintain confidentiality and ask them return intellectual property to the company before they leave the company.

3. All employees

   Are educated on practical cases and trained on the protection of trade secrets every year, and remind them of the importance of the protection of trade secrets.

4. Business partners (including outsourced personnel)

   If the content of the cooperation contract with Chunghwa Telecom involves trade secrets, the vendors and their related project staffs all have to sign confidentiality agreements and related documents to protect the Company's rights and interests.