Shin Yong Bo Jeung Gi Geum Wins Grand Prize at the 9th Intellectual Property Awards

Recognition of Contributions to Strengthening National Competitiveness through Intellectual Property Guarantee Support

Kim Chung-bae, Director of the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (second from the left), is receiving the Intellectual Property Grand Prize and posing for a commemorative photo at the ceremony of the 9th Intellectual Property Awards held on the 10th at KAIST Dogok-dong Campus.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] On the 11th, the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund announced that it received the Intellectual Property Award in recognition of its contribution to strengthening national competitiveness through the activation of intellectual property finance at the ceremony commemorating the '9th Intellectual Property Awards,' jointly hosted by KAIST, the Korean Patent Attorneys Association, and the Korea Intellectual Property Service Association.

Now in its 9th year, the 'Intellectual Property Awards' honor companies, organizations, and individuals who have significantly contributed to strengthening national competitiveness through successful foundation building, creation, management, and protection activities of intellectual property. The award aims to encourage leadership in the intellectual property field and a commitment to social contribution.

Since introducing the Intellectual Property Guarantee System in 2013, the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund has operated customized guarantee programs tailored to each commercialization stage of intellectual property, striving for the growth of SMEs based on intellectual property. It also explained that, as an invention evaluation institution, it has conducted intellectual property valuation, contributing to the activation of finance linked to intellectual property, such as guarantees, loans, and investments.

A representative of the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund expressed, "We will continue to actively contribute to the activation of intellectual property finance and take a leading role in national industrial development through financial support for promising technology companies," sharing their thoughts on receiving the award.

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