Daejeon City and KIPO Hold the 'International Intellectual Property Conference'

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[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon City and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) will jointly host the "International Intellectual Property Conference."

The city announced on the 24th that the "2nd Daejeon International Intellectual Property Conference" will be held at the Daejeon Convention Center on the 30th.

Co-hosted by the city and KIPO, this conference will be held under the theme "K-Intellectual Property in the Post-COVID Era: Challenges and Opportunities," featuring intellectual property seminars and forums, exhibitions involving industry, academia, research institutes, and government related to intellectual property, as well as technology exchange and consultation programs to promote cooperation and networking.

The conference will also provide a session where global intellectual property experts gather to present the latest intellectual property trends and future prospects.

Carsten Fink, an economic analyst at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), will deliver a speech on "The Current Status and Outlook of Global Intellectual Property in the Post-COVID Era," and Spencer L. SHORTE, Deputy Director of the Korea Pasteur Institute, will give a special lecture on "Biomedical Policy Directions and Strategies to Revitalize Intellectual Property."

Additionally, KAIST President Kwang-Hyung Lee, Yulchon LLC attorney Jung-Yeol Choi, and Somethingspecial Inc. CEO Jinwoo Hwang will serve as speakers, presenting future intellectual property innovation strategies and exploring cooperation methods among intellectual property institutions and organizations.

The conference will also feature participation from the Korea Intellectual Property Research Institute, Korea Bio Association, Intellectual Property Service Association, Korean Patent Attorneys Association, Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency, universities in Daejeon with Technology Licensing Organizations (TLOs), Korea International Trade Association, and Daejeon TP Daejeon Intellectual Property Center, conducting eight individual forums where attendees can gain specialized information related to intellectual property on-site.

Participation in the conference can be applied for through pre-registration, and attendees can also join via YouTube and video conferencing (ZOOM) systems for each program.

Myung No-chung, Director of the Science and Industry Bureau of Daejeon City, stated, "Daejeon is an intellectual property hub where KIPO, the Patent Court, and excellent technology-holding industry-academia-research institutes are concentrated," adding, "We will strive to make the conference an opportunity for industry, academia, research, and government to grow together through intellectual property information exchange and networking."

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