Patent Office Recruiting Candidates for Practical Training Group Education for Patent Attorneys

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Recruitment for the patent attorney practical training group education candidates for the second half of this year will begin this month.

The Korea Intellectual Property Training Institute of the Korean Intellectual Property Office announced on the 1st that applications for the "2021 Second Half Patent Attorney Practical Training Group Education" will be accepted from the 2nd to the 8th on the institute's website.

The target candidates are those who have obtained a lawyer's license, and the education will be conducted for 10 weeks from November 1st this year to January 6th next year.

In the second half, a science and technology understanding subject, which is mandatory for lawyers without a science or engineering background, will be newly added as an elective course. Additionally, the lecture hours related to intellectual property laws and systems will be expanded, and the lecture schedule will be arranged differently from the first half to suit the education candidates.

Reflecting the COVID-19 situation, the institute plans to conduct two weeks of offline education while simultaneously providing real-time online education to prevent infectious diseases among trainees.

The offline education will be conducted three times over two weeks for practical subjects at the institute located in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, adhering to quarantine rules such as seat distancing.

Furthermore, the institute explained that the number of trainees will be divided into several sessions to reduce density, prioritizing the safety of the trainees.

For other detailed operational plans regarding the second half education, please refer to the announcements posted on the Korean Intellectual Property Office or the Korea Intellectual Property Training Institute websites.

Kim Tae-eung, Director of the Korea Intellectual Property Training Institute, stated, "The second half education will be conducted with a focus on supplementing the shortcomings of the first half's education operation and prioritizing the prevention of COVID-19 infection among trainees, thereby ensuring both the quality and safety of the education."

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