Patent Office Holds 'Intellectual Property Talent Sharing Awards Ceremony' at Daejeon Convention Center

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced on the 22nd that it will hold the '2022 Intellectual Property Talent Sharing Awards Ceremony' at the Daejeon Convention Center.

The awards ceremony is organized to select 10 outstanding nationwide talent donors who have contributed their talents for more than three years, presenting commendations from the Commissioner of KIPO and the President of the Korea Invention Promotion Association.

The purpose is to encourage talent donors who have long shared their intellectual property talents free of charge with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small business owners, and to spread a culture of talent sharing.

Intellectual property talent sharing activities involve designers, teachers, and patent attorneys participating to support brand development, intellectual property education and consultation, and technology analysis. From 2012 to 2021, a total of 1,726 intellectual property talent sharing activities were recorded.

This year, five individuals will receive the Commissioner of KIPO’s commendation: Kim Ji-eun, CEO of Mirae Design Institute, who supported brand and packaging design development for local SMEs, small business owners, and schools; Cheon Chang-young, CEO of Creative Ad Co., Ltd.; Yang Hee-sang, CEO of Children's Day Eve; Kim Cheon-woong, a teacher at Okdong Elementary School in Jincheon, who conducted invention and experiential education at child protection facilities; and Kim Ho-sung, a patent attorney at Taein Patent Law Office, who supported patent analysis and trademark registration for small local SMEs in Jeju.

Additionally, five individuals, including Woo Eun-young, CEO of Ibisquare Co., Ltd., who supported the development and production of promotional material designs to revitalize the fading traditional markets in local old downtown areas and packaging design development for local traditional liquor, will receive the President of the Korea Invention Promotion Association’s commendation.

Kim Myung-seop, Director of the Industrial Property Policy Bureau at KIPO, stated, “Intellectual property talent sharing leads to additional employment of company workers and donations of scholarships to orphanages and scholarship foundations,” adding, “We will continue to support the establishment of a virtuous cycle structure that returns resources to local communities through intellectual property talent sharing.”

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