KIPO Announces Recruitment for Patent Attorney Practical Training Group Education Participants

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) is recruiting participants for the patent attorney practical training group education in the first half of next year.

The KIPO International Intellectual Property Training Institute announced on the 16th that it will accept applications from January 21 to 25 for the '2023 First Half Patent Attorney Practical Training Group Education' targeting those who have passed the patent attorney exam.

Applications can be made through the International Intellectual Property Training Institute website. The group education will be conducted over five weeks from January 2 to February 10 next year.

The first half group education course next year will consist mainly of theoretical education on subjects such as intellectual property systems in major overseas countries including the United States and Europe, and general knowledge of labor and taxation necessary for patent attorney activities.

In addition, practical subjects such as application practice and trial and litigation practice will be conducted in divided classes by field (Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical & Metal, Chemical & Life Sciences) considering the trainees' majors, focusing on developing practical skills required in the field.

Kim Tae-eung, Director of the KIPO International Intellectual Property Training Institute, said, “The group education will prioritize the safety of trainees and be conducted as a field-oriented curriculum with strengthened practical subjects.”

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