Candy Cheng Vice President / Patent Agent Ms. Cheng holds a Master’s degree from the College of Technology Management at National Tsing Hua University. She has passed Taiwan’s Senior Professional and Technical Examination for Industrial Engineers, as well as the patent agent qualification exams in both Taiwan and China. With over 31 years of experience in the field of intellectual property (IP), she primarily serves clients in the Hsinchu Science Park across industries such as semiconductors, electronics, machinery, biotechnology, and chemical engineering, while also extending her services to the financial sector. Her expertise includes IP strategy planning, patent searches, infringement analysis, and design-around strategies. She holds a certification from the Institute for Information Industry (III) for consulting and technical services in IP management, and assists companies with implementing the TIPS IP management system and trade secret protection to reduce potential data leakage risks. Ms. Cheng also provides services related to IP defense, value-added utilization, and IP due diligence during mergers and acquisitions. She offers consulting on the implementation of the ISO 56005 innovation and IP management system. In response to the inclusion of sustainability in the 2026 Corporate Governance Evaluation, she additionally supports companies in integrating IP with sustainability through internal data collection and framework development to strengthen corporate governance.