Identifier
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06TAIPEI1527
2006-05-03 10:52:00
UNCLASSIFIED
American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
Cable title:
TAIWAN RE-STAFFS THE IPR POLICE FORCE
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UNCLAS TAIPEI 001527
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/RSP/TC AND EB/TPP/IPE, STATE PASS USTR FOR
ALTBACH, WINELAND AND STRATFORD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON KIPR TW
SUBJECT: TAIWAN RE-STAFFS THE IPR POLICE FORCE
REF: TAIPEI 1289
UNCLAS TAIPEI 001527
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/RSP/TC AND EB/TPP/IPE, STATE PASS USTR FOR
ALTBACH, WINELAND AND STRATFORD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON KIPR TW
SUBJECT: TAIWAN RE-STAFFS THE IPR POLICE FORCE
REF: TAIPEI 1289
1. Taiwan's National Police Adminstration (NPA) has restored
the IPR Police to full strength after reassigning 35 officers
to address public security needs in summer 2005. According
to IPR Police Commander Liao Kao-jiang, the IPR Police now
has 208 full-time staff members plus 20 conscripts who are
serving in the unit as an alternative to military service.
2. The IPR Police have offices in Taoyuan, Taichung, Jiayi,
Kaohsiung, and Hualien in addition to its headquarters in
Taipei. Commander Liao believes his team is now fully
staffed and does not foresee any reductions in staffing in
the near future.
3. Comment: The IPR Police Unit was created as an ad hoc
task force in 2002 and established as a permanent unit in
2004 with a complement of 220 full time staff. However,
normal rotations and a shortage of qualified personnel kept
the unit staff at about 210-215 persons before the
reassignment of 35 officers to public security duties last
year. The IPR Police were not the only unit to suffer
personnel cuts. The environmental protection police unit was
reportedly completely disbanded to facilitate the transfer of
staff to pubic security duties. In spite of reduced staff
over the past year, the IPR Police have successfully
conducted many investigations againt optical media, branded
goods, and pharmaceutical counterfeiters and have expanded
their attention to on-line piracy. The restaffing to
previous levels demonstrates Taiwan authorities ontinued
determination to address intellectual property violations and
should lead to increased enforcement actions in the next
year. Reftel had recommended that IPR Police staffing be a
topic in the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA)
discussions scheduled for May 25-26. In light of the
restored staffing levels, we recommend this topic be dropped
from the agenda. End Comment.
YOUNG
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/RSP/TC AND EB/TPP/IPE, STATE PASS USTR FOR
ALTBACH, WINELAND AND STRATFORD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON KIPR TW
SUBJECT: TAIWAN RE-STAFFS THE IPR POLICE FORCE
REF: TAIPEI 1289
1. Taiwan's National Police Adminstration (NPA) has restored
the IPR Police to full strength after reassigning 35 officers
to address public security needs in summer 2005. According
to IPR Police Commander Liao Kao-jiang, the IPR Police now
has 208 full-time staff members plus 20 conscripts who are
serving in the unit as an alternative to military service.
2. The IPR Police have offices in Taoyuan, Taichung, Jiayi,
Kaohsiung, and Hualien in addition to its headquarters in
Taipei. Commander Liao believes his team is now fully
staffed and does not foresee any reductions in staffing in
the near future.
3. Comment: The IPR Police Unit was created as an ad hoc
task force in 2002 and established as a permanent unit in
2004 with a complement of 220 full time staff. However,
normal rotations and a shortage of qualified personnel kept
the unit staff at about 210-215 persons before the
reassignment of 35 officers to public security duties last
year. The IPR Police were not the only unit to suffer
personnel cuts. The environmental protection police unit was
reportedly completely disbanded to facilitate the transfer of
staff to pubic security duties. In spite of reduced staff
over the past year, the IPR Police have successfully
conducted many investigations againt optical media, branded
goods, and pharmaceutical counterfeiters and have expanded
their attention to on-line piracy. The restaffing to
previous levels demonstrates Taiwan authorities ontinued
determination to address intellectual property violations and
should lead to increased enforcement actions in the next
year. Reftel had recommended that IPR Police staffing be a
topic in the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA)
discussions scheduled for May 25-26. In light of the
restored staffing levels, we recommend this topic be dropped
from the agenda. End Comment.
YOUNG