'Intellectual Property Strategy' for Startups Preparing for Global Expansion

Explanation of Copyright and Trademark Issues by Intellectual Property (IP) Specialist Lawyers and Patent Attorneys
Full Online Course with Real Case Studies Available for Free

Attorney Kim Woo-gyun of Law Firm Sejong is discussing copyright issues of AI-generated content in an online intellectual property lecture for startups. Photo by Born2Global Center

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] Government-affiliated organizations and lawyers have joined forces to create intellectual property strategy content for startups preparing to expand overseas.

Born2Global Center, an institution under the Ministry of Science and ICT, announced on the 13th that it has completed the development of intellectual property content focused on the global expansion of innovative technology companies in collaboration with the law firm Sejong, and has begun full public service of the content.

The two organizations provide online intellectual property content lectures that educate startups to easily obtain intellectual property strategies and information for business use. The lectures, consisting of a total of seven episodes, were produced online due to the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The content has been released weekly from October 14th, targeting startups. Anyone can take the courses for free by visiting the Born2Global Center website or searching on YouTube with keywords such as ‘Intellectual Property Seminar with Born2Global Center’ or ‘Law Firm Sejong’.

The online intellectual property lectures feature Born2Global Center patent attorney Song Haesung, along with IP specialist lawyers Kim Wookyoon, Kim Yoonhee, Song Bongju, Kwon Iseon, Song Jaeseop, Moon Jingu, and Jung Changwon from law firm Sejong.

The lecture topics were selected based on questions that center member companies had while operating startups. They include ▲copyright issues of content created by artificial intelligence (AI) ▲software development contracts and the Fair Trade Act ▲types of disputes related to crawling and permissible scope ▲copyright ownership of works created in the course of employment ▲online sales without trademark owner consent and trademark infringement ▲introduction to fair use under copyright law ▲and countermeasures to prevent trade secret leakage when key employees change jobs.

The center explained that detailed explanations were added focusing on various cases so that startups engaged in actual business can easily understand and apply the content.

Kim Jonggap, head of Born2Global Center, said, “Intellectual property strategy is an important resource for companies expanding overseas based on technology to grasp and analyze trends.” He added, “Going forward, the center will expand and continuously develop online content in areas such as corporate legal affairs, accounting, and taxation consulting to efficiently support companies’ global expansion.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.