KIPO Produces APEC IPEG Chair... Expected to Enhance Korea's Status and Influence

Officer Choi Gyosuk. Provided by the Korean Intellectual Property Office

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Intellectual Property Rights Experts’ Group (IPEG) has appointed a chairperson from the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO).

On the 18th, KIPO announced that Choi Gyo-suk, a 45-year-old official at KIPO (pictured), was unanimously elected as the chairperson of IPEG by the 21 member countries.

Choi will serve as chairperson for the next two years, coordinating the opinions of PEG member countries on research and various agendas in the field of intellectual property rights to reach consensus.

IPEG oversees intellectual property policy work within the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

As one of the eight subcommittees under the Committee On Trade and Investment, IPEG was established in 1997 to seek the development of intellectual property systems for smooth trade and investment and to promote cooperation among member countries.

Korea first produced an IPEG chairperson in 2004, and Choi’s election marks the second time in history. With Choi’s appointment, Korea will hold chair positions in three working groups within APEC.

KIPO expects that Choi’s election as chairperson will strengthen Korea’s status as a leading country in intellectual property rights within APEC and enhance its influence.

Meanwhile, Choi earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Materials Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), obtained a doctorate from the University of Siegen in Germany, worked at the INM Research Institute in Leipzig, Germany, and entered public service in 2010.

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