KIPO Appoints Former Patent Tribunal Chief Kim Yong-seon as New Deputy Commissioner

Provided by the Korean Intellectual Property Office

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] On the 16th, the government appointed Kim Yong-seon (金容善, 53, photo), former judge of the Patent Tribunal, as the new Deputy Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO).

The newly appointed Deputy Commissioner Kim passed the 37th Administrative Examination and began his public service career at KIPO, holding key positions such as Secretary to the Commissioner, Director of International Cooperation, Spokesperson, Director of Industrial Property Policy Division, and Director General of Industrial Property Policy Bureau.

In particular, while serving as Director of International Cooperation, Deputy Commissioner Kim played a pivotal role in launching the ‘IP5 Meeting,’ a consultative body of the five major intellectual property powers including South Korea. From 2013, he served as the longest-tenured Director of the Industrial Property Policy Division for four years, and is recognized as a policy expert who promoted major national intellectual property policies such as ‘Intellectual Property Policy in the Era of the 4th Industrial Revolution,’ ‘Introduction of Patent Pools for SMEs,’ and ‘Measures to Revitalize Intellectual Property Finance.’

▲ Passed the 37th Administrative Examination in 1993 ▲ Born in Goheung, Jeonnam (1967) ▲ Jeonju Jeollago High School ▲ Urban Administration, University of Seoul ▲ Master’s in Patent Law, Chungnam National University ▲ Master’s and Doctorate in Law, University of Washington, USA ▲ Secretary to the Commissioner of KIPO, Head of Information Development Team, Director of International Cooperation, Spokesperson, Director of Industrial Property Policy Division, Director General of Industrial Property Policy Bureau, Judge of the Patent Tribunal

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