Peng-Yu Wang
Senior Vice President
Legal Counsel
General Director of Technology Transfer and Law Center
Education
- LLM, Master of Laws, Soochow University, Taiwan
- LLB, Bachelor of Laws, Soochow University, Taiwan
Experience
- Senior Vice President, ITRI (2024.06 to Present)
- General Director, Technology Transfer and Law Center, ITRI (2024.02 to Present)
- Legal Counsel (2021 to Present)
- Vice President (2021.08-2024.06)
- General Director, Technology Transfer and Law Center, ITRI (2019.05-2022.07)
- Director, Technology Transfer and Law Center, ITRI (2016 to 2019)
- Director, Technology Transfer Center, ITRI (2016)
- Director of Legal Affairs Office, ITRI (2015-2016)
- Assistant Vice President, Foxconn Technology Group (2006-2014, stationed agent in Silicon Valley, California, USA since 2009)
- Director of Intellectual Property and Law Office, Foxconn Technology Group (stationed agent in Mainland China, 2004-2006)
- Managing Partner of Join International Law Firm (2002-2004)
- Manager of Legal Affairs Office, ITRI (1998-2001)
- Visiting Scholar, U.C. Berkeley, US
- Legal Counsel of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program of Hsinchu Science Park
- Legal Counsel of Taiwan DVD Association
- Legal Counsel of Taiwan TFT-LCD Association
- Project Leader of Patent Infringement Identification Practice of Intellectual Property Office under the Ministry of Economic Affairs
- Attorney at Law, Lu & Partners Law Firm, Taipei, Taiwan
About Technology Transfer and Law Center
Intellectual property is important when doing research. Technology Transfer and Law Center helps ITRI’s research teams develop good IP strategy, such as patent portfolio implementation and patent quality improvement to strengthen ITRI’s R&D competency.
Maximizing Intellectual Property Value
In regard to maximize technical value, ITRI has implemented some practical models:
- To support new startups and ventures: in some instances, a new startup enterprise may be formed and the original ITRI project team may be spun and join the new company.
- ITRI accepts requests from industry and devotes resources for the designated technology's development. Results from development efforts are patented and released to the inquiring business, demonstrating a straightforward model of taking an order and then delivering.
Enhancing Patent Quality Control and Management System
To improve the quality of ITRI's patents, the first step is to strengthen research activities to generate quality innovations. Therefore, improved procedures for proposal, review, and prosecution are under gate controls for quality patent applications. Patent Map System (PMS) developed by ITRI is a helpful database for technology trend research and innovation brainstorming. Also, patent search, check and review mechanisms are also designed for invention disclosures. In all, the prosecution calls for a close link between the technological and patent law aspects of the invention.