KIPO Selected as an 'Excellent Institution' in Government Performance Evaluation

KIPO Achieves Government Work Evaluation Grade A
First Time in 4 Years Since 2019

The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced on the 8th that it was selected as an excellent institution in the major policy category of the '2023 Government Performance Evaluation.'

The Government Performance Evaluation assesses the work performance of 45 central administrative agencies across four categories: ▲major policies ▲regulatory innovation ▲government innovation ▲policy communication, along with an additional score for proactive administration. The evaluation grades are divided into A, B, and C.

KIPO received an A grade (excellent) in the major policy category. This is the first time in four years since 2019, while the overall evaluation grade for KIPO was B.

In the evaluation, KIPO earned high marks for hiring retired semiconductor researchers from the private sector as patent examiners and for establishing the first-ever dedicated semiconductor examination office among major countries, supporting the prevention of core talent outflow overseas and securing key patents.

Additionally, KIPO’s special technology judicial police conducted planned investigations that blocked attempts to leak national core semiconductor technologies abroad, preventing economic damages of at least 100 billion KRW. The preparation of sentencing guidelines to address the issue of lenient punishments for technology crimes also positively influenced the evaluation.

Kim Si-hyung, Acting Commissioner of KIPO, stated, “This year as well, KIPO will strive to produce policy outcomes that the public can feel by actively responding to technology leakage crimes as a counterintelligence agency to prevent the outflow of advanced technologies overseas.”

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