Korea-US Patent Offices Strengthen Cooperation on 'Artificial Intelligence Policy'

Commissioner Kim Yong-rae of the Korean Intellectual Property Office is holding a virtual meeting with Andrei Iancu, Commissioner of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, at the KIPO Seoul Office on the 16th. Photo by KIPO

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) are strengthening cooperation on AI policies between the two countries.

On the 16th, KIPO Commissioner Kim Yong-rae and USPTO Director Andrei Iancu held a virtual meeting and agreed on this matter, the Patent Office announced.

The agreement was based on a shared recognition that cooperation between the two patent offices is crucial as the digital transformation has rapidly advanced due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

On this premise, the heads of the two patent offices decided to engage in policy cooperation to protect new intellectual property arising from the emergence of artificial intelligence and new technologies.

Recently, the USPTO conducted a survey to improve the intellectual property system in the AI era and published an intellectual property policy report on the evolution of artificial intelligence.

KIPO is also accelerating efforts to establish measures for fostering and protecting the AI and data industries.

Commissioner Kim Yong-rae said, “In the current situation rapidly changing to a digital economy, it is very timely for Korea and the U.S. to start discussions related to artificial intelligence and new technologies,” adding, “The Patent Office plans to continue expanding discussions with major countries, including the U.S., to present intellectual property norms leading the digital transformation era.”

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