Exchanges of intellectual property between the two sides have been "frequent, tacit and well-intentioned" in recent years, according to Wang.
Six forums and conferences were held on both sides of the Straits in the second half of 2012.
"We reached consensus on many issues, such as the establishment of copyright information sharing system and integrated crime investigation," she noted.
In addition, some well-known Taiwan trademarks were successfully registered on the mainland, which would have been difficult without the agreement.
Cases of malicious registration of Taiwan trademarks on the mainland have now been settled through a negotiation mechanism in the agreement.
Chairman of Foxconn Technology Group Guo Taiming has called for Taiwan authorities to improve the local intellectual property laws and regulations to better protect the rights of Taiwan companies.
He added that authorities from Taiwan and the mainland should jointly draw up the new standards.
Taiwan and the mainland both face challenges in the digital age, so Guo's proposal shows Taiwan businesspeople and entrepreneurs have realized the urgent necessity to widen cross-Straits cooperation in IP protection, Wang added.
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