Patent Office Hosts 'D2B Design Fair' for Company-Designer Matching

Provided by the Korean Intellectual Property Office

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Korean Intellectual Property Office announced on the 16th that it will recruit participating companies for the '2022 D2B Design Fair (Design to Business)' from the 17th of this month to July 15th.

Now in its 17th year, this event provides participating companies with creative designs while giving young prospective designers the opportunity to directly experience the process of filing their designs and commercializing them.

In particular, the significance of the event lies in ensuring that excellent designs awarded in the contest can actually be supplied to domestic companies.

The D2B Design Fair is conducted by dividing into the 'Corporate Section,' where designs are solicited based on themes proposed by companies, and the 'Free Section,' where designers can freely submit their designs.

Participating companies can take part in the entire process from proposing themes for the Corporate Section to judging and awarding, allowing them to discover excellent design ideas and expect to enhance corporate and product recognition.

At last year's D2B Design Fair, a total of 3,697 works were submitted, and 39 were selected as award-winning pieces.

Last year's major award-winning works at the 'D2B Design Fair'. Provided by the Korean Intellectual Property Office

The award-winning works included many designs related to everyday products such as portable sterilizers, clocks, and canned goods.

For more detailed information about the D2B Design Fair, please visit the D2B Secretariat website.

Jung Yeon-woo, Director of the Industrial Property Policy Bureau at the Korean Intellectual Property Office, said, “We will strive to ensure that the D2B Design Fair serves as a stepping stone for domestic companies lacking design professionals by providing excellent design ideas that lead to successful commercialization.”

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