‘Jalpullineunjip·Bibigo’ and Others Selected as Excellent Korean Language Trademarks
List of Winners of the 5th Excellent Korean Language Trademark Awards. Provided by the Korean Intellectual Property Office
View original image[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The trademarks Jalpullineunjip and Bibigo have been selected as excellent Korean language trademarks.
The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced on the 6th that in the ‘5th Excellent Korean Language Trademark Selection’ held to commemorate the ‘574th Hangeul Day’ on the 9th, the ‘Jalpullineunjip’ trademark was selected for the Beauty Award (Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award), and the ‘Bibigo’ trademark was selected for the Graceful Award (Commissioner of KIPO Award).
In addition, the Director of the National Institute of the Korean Language Award went to the trademarks ‘Meoriebom’, ‘Jayeonhanip’, ‘Dimchae’, ‘Teumteumi’, ‘Ballaballa’, and ‘Bichiyeppeunurijip’.
This year, a total of 40 trademarks were submitted. KIPO conducted eligibility screening, evaluation by Korean language experts, and voting by patent customers and examiners, then combined the scores to select the final winners. KIPO plans to hold the award ceremony online on the 8th.
Meanwhile, the Excellent Korean Language Trademark Selection is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Institute of the Korean Language, and organized by KIPO to promote the use of Korean language trademarks.
Amid the widespread use of foreign language trademarks, indiscriminate digital abbreviations, slang, and colloquialisms across society, the purpose is to discover and award excellent Korean language trademarks to encourage the use of easy-to-pronounce and sophisticated Korean words.
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Moon Sam-seop, Director of the Trademark Design Examination Bureau at KIPO, said, “We held the competition to encourage the application and use of beautiful Korean language trademarks,” and added, “We hope this competition will raise public interest in Korean language trademarks.”
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