The National Invention and Creation Award (NICA, Chinese: 國家發明創作獎; pinyin: Gúojīa fāmíng chuàngzùo jiǎng; Tâi-lô: Kok-ka huat-bîng tshòng-tsok tsióng is an annual event organized by the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan. The award symbolizes the highest honor in Taiwan's patent industry.