Patent Attorneys Association Hosts 'Patent Attorney Forum' with Distinguished Guests

The venue of the '2020 Patent Attorney Forum' held in Seoul on the 15th. Provided by the Korean Patent Attorneys Association

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Korean Patent Attorneys Association announced on the 15th that it held the ‘2020 Patent Attorney Forum’ at the JW Marriott Hotel in Seoul.

The forum is held annually to invite prominent figures from various sectors of society to discuss national intellectual property policies comprehensively and to reflect these discussions in policy.

This year, the Patent Attorneys Association invited Lee Hak-young, Chairman of the National Assembly’s Industry, Trade, Energy, Small and Medium Enterprises Committee, and Lee Woo-il, President of the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies.

On the day, Chairman Lee Hak-young gave the congratulatory address, and President Lee Woo-il delivered the lecture. In his lecture, President Lee stated, “In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, it is important to increase investment in people and establish a virtuous cycle that creates high added value through innovation.”

He also cited the cases of Apple and Kodak as examples, saying, “For Korean society to acquire the capability to lead the global market through new attempts, the paradigm of traditional investment methods must change,” and emphasized, “We must shift investment directions from the past, where investments were concentrated in production facilities, to enable more investment in the creation of high-quality intellectual property and human resources.”

Meanwhile, considering the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) this year, the Patent Attorneys Association limited the number of forum attendees to 40 and conducted the event in compliance with quarantine guidelines.

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