Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation　Intellectual Property Management Plan and Implementation

 

Part One: Intellectual Property Management Plan

 

I. Introduction

 

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (“Yang Ming”) continues to adding new ideas to its logistics system and improving its digital services to provide greater convenience for its customers. The issues concerning Intellectual Property management (“IP management”) that derive from technological innovation, digital transformation, and the development of new types of business models are now being incorporated as part of Yang Ming’s corporate governance. In the Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies, IP management is stipulated under corporate governance. Regarding this, Yang Ming understands the importance of such management and follows regulations by formulating the appropriate management program on the basis of business characteristics and operating status. Safeguarding our intellectual properties and trade secrets, while respecting those of others, is what keeps Yang Ming on the path towards sustainable operation.

 

II. Intellectual Property Management Measures 

　(I) Patent 

1. Yang Ming incentivizes its employees to file patent applications. Each department shall conduct a patent feasibility assessment in accordance with Yang Ming’s Intellectual Property Management Procedures, and only after confirming that the relevant application requirements are met may they engage external professional firms to apply for patent rights. Additionally, the Legal Affair Office will assist to manage and maintain the rights of granted patents, and conduct training sessions to strengthen all employees’ awareness of patent protection.
2. Before filing a patent application, employees should conduct necessary search, analysis, portfolio mapping and document relevant files. They also need to keep such information in strict confidence. If a patent is developed through a commissioned third party, the contract therefor shall clearly specify the ownership of patent rights, patent application rights, the relevant personnel's obligations for confidentiality and legal liability for information leakage.

　(II) Trademark 

1. The Legal Affair Office is responsible for the centralized management of Yang Ming’s trademark applications and rights maintenance. All of the units requesting trademark use, including the internal and external ones, shall use the trademark in accordance with Yang Ming’s Corporate Identity System Manual and trademark registration certificates. The trademark design may not be altered, separated or used in combination.
2. Any affiliate or third party intending to use Yang Ming’s trademarks should clearly state in writing the rights, interests, as well as the purposes of such use. The trademarks can be used externally only after such usage has been confirmed to be in compliance with the Corporate Identity System Manual by Yang Ming’s Public Affair Department.

　(III) Copyright 
As stipulated in employment contracts, working guidelines, and internal regulations, all employees are required to ensure their creations do not infringe on others’ copyright. Where citations are needed, their usage should be within a reasonable scope and the sources therefrom should be appropriately indicated.

　(IV) Trade secrets 

1. Yang Ming implements access control across all of its premises. Identity registration is required for all visitors, who should be accompanied by Yang Ming's employee throughout their visit.
2. Yang Ming uses employment contracts, working guidelines, and internal regulations to demand all employees' attention to trade secret protection. All business information of economic value, such as projects, files, and client lists, shall be kept in strict confidence both during employment and after resignation. Such information should by no means be misappropriated for personal use or unjustifiably leaked.
3. Departments and offices managing the control of trade secrets should adopt appropriate confidentiality measure to facilitate their utmost security.

III. Intellectual Property Management Plan 

　(I) Patent 

1. Apart from improving the quality of patents and increasing the number of patents, Yang Ming is seeking to strengthen the protection of its Research and Development (“R&D”) results by building patent portfolios.
2. The internal regulations governing patent application, exercising of rights, and filing of remedies have been formulated to guarantee the protection of patents by Yang Ming.
3. Yang Ming encourages its employees to engage in R&D. Through collaboration with external professional firms, it provides guidance to employees on filing patent applications for their R&D results and offers rewards for significant contributions.

　(II) Trademark 

1. Yang Ming regularly reviews, assesses and confirms the usage status of its trademark, and modifies application and management strategies in accordance with trademark laws in other countries and the needs for business development.
2. Yang Ming follows public opinions and monitors its trademark usage in order to take immediate measures and prevent loss or damage to corporate image due to confusion among customers.

　(III) Copyright 
Yang Ming incorporates intellectual property clauses into its employment and external contracts to maintain proper copyright protection. It is also attentive to adjustments in the legal regime driven by technological development in order to increase employees’ knowledge about relevant laws.

　(IV) Trade secrets 

1. Yang Ming's internal regulations and employment contracts require all employees to keep in strict confidence the information directly or indirectly accessed in the course of performing one's job duties.
2. Yang Ming's internal regulations governing information security control are in place. The information equipment undergoes security updates on a regular basis to lower the risk of confidential information being leaked. Regarding such leakage, relevant coping measures are also in place. Drills are regularly performed to minimize the damages when leakage occurs.
3. Where a contract involves trade secrets, Yang Ming may assess whether to add clauses on confidentiality, penalty, or damages in order to guarantee compliance by the contractual partner.

IV. Disclosure of Information 

 

Yang Ming regularly (at least once a year) compile the information on the results of implementing IP management and report it to the Board of Directors. The above information is also disclosed in Yang Ming's annual report or official website.

 

Part Two: Implementation 

 

I. YangMing has obtained the following intellectual property rights.

　(I) Patent:
As of September 2025, Yang Ming has obtained six (6) invention patents.
 

Approval Date	Patenet Title	Certificate No.
October 1, 2021	Information system for processing Bill of Landiing and servicing method thereof	I741895
February 11, 2023	Delivery method, calculator, and delivery datas system at container yard	I792933
February 11, 2023	Method for Predicting Fuel Consumption of Ship (Collaboration with National Cheng Kung University)	I792418
June 11, 2024	Method for Supervising Vehicle Operations, Client Computer, and Computer-Readable Recording Medium	I845394
September 1, 2024	Method for Auditing and Improving Vehicle Operations, Server Method, Clent Computer, Server, and Computer-Readable Recording Medium	I854947
September 1, 2025	Method for handing over and receiving vehicle-related duties, a client computer thereof; a server method for facilitating the handover and reception of vehicle-related duties, a server thereof, and a computer-readable recording medium for implementing said methods	I896227

　(II) Trademark
As of September 2025, Yang Ming owns a total of sixty-six (66) registered trademarks.

II. To protect Yang Ming’s intellectual property, prevent operational risks derived from intellectual property, and provide consistent management guidelines, Yang Ming has established the following procedural documents:

• On November 7, 2022, the Procedural Guidelines Governing the Management of Confidential Information were formulated and published.
• On October 25, 2024, the Intellectual Property Management Procedures were formulated and published.
• On June 11, 2025, the Procedural Guidelines Governing Information Access Control were revised and published.

III. Yang Ming formulated an IP management plan in December 2021, and disclosed the implementation status on its website and in the annual report. Additionally, Yang Ming regularly reports the implementation status of IP management to the Board of Directors. As of September 2025, the implementation status of IP management had been reported to the Board of Directors twice, separately on May 13, 2025 and August 12, 2025.

IV. Yang Ming will continue to promote intellectual property rights knowledge among employees through training programs, the topics including but not limited to trade secrets, confidentiality measures, and related legal regulations.