"Let Patents Compete" Busan University Student Competition

Gyeongnam Jeongbodae Hosts '2020 Busan Regional Patent Strategy Competition'

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] University students in the Busan area are competing over "patents."

Gyeongnam Information College is partnering with the Busan Intellectual Property Center to hold the "2020 Busan Regional Patent Strategy Competition."

The event, supported by the Korean Intellectual Property Office, Busan City, and the Korea Invention Promotion Association, was organized to connect university students' creative and novel ideas with companies, contributing to regional industrial development and raising interest in the field of intellectual property.

Any university student, graduate student, or student on leave of absence in the Busan area can apply by July 13.

The competition proceeds by having Busan-area companies present detailed technical topics, and students analyze domestic and international patents related to the issues, then establish research and development strategies and patent acquisition directions to submit their answers.

Participating students receive theoretical and practical training on patent search and analysis methods in three sessions, submit their answers, and winners are selected after evaluation in September.

The grand prize winner will receive 4 million KRW, while two excellence awardees and eight merit awardees will receive 1.5 million KRW and 1 million KRW respectively.

For more details about the competition and to apply, visit the Gyeongnam Information College website and click on the relevant link.

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