Patent Office, 'Idea Platform' University (Graduate) Student Competition

Provided by the Korean Intellectual Property Office

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced on the 28th that it will hold a university (graduate) student idea competition from next month 1st to November 30th, tallying the activities on the youth idea platform and awarding prizes.

The competition will be divided into individual and team (3 members) categories, and any university or graduate student aged 39 or younger who is enrolled or on leave at a university located in Korea can participate.

Applications can be submitted from next month 1st to September 30th. However, considering that KIPO will tally activity results from the application date until November 30th to select winners, it is advantageous to apply early and engage in activities over a long period.

KIPO will provide prize money, certificates including the Commissioner of KIPO Award, overseas training, and other prizes to the winners. The total prize money for the competition is 30 million KRW.

Those wishing to participate must sign up as members on the idea platform ‘Idea-ro’, fill out the application form, and submit it online.

For more details, refer to the event board on the idea platform or contact the Korea Invention Promotion Association’s Intellectual Property Exchange.

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