Kwanghyung Lee, KAIST President, Appointed as New Private Chairman of the Intellectual Property Committee

KAIST announced on the 29th that President Kwang Hyung Lee has been appointed as the civilian chairman of the 7th National Intellectual Property Committee (hereinafter referred to as the NIPC).

The NIPC is a presidential committee that establishes national strategies for the creation and utilization of various intellectual properties, including patents in the science and technology sector and copyrights in the fields of culture, arts, and content, and coordinates government policies.

President Lee Kwang-hyung. Provided by KAIST

The 7th NIPC is composed of the Prime Minister (government side) and President Lee (civilian side) serving as co-chairmen, along with 13 government members including Jong-ho Lee, Minister of Science and ICT (secretary), and 19 civilian members.

Previously, President Lee led the establishment of the KAIST Graduate School of Intellectual Property. Externally, he has emphasized the importance of intellectual property rights while serving in roles such as Special Chairman for the Advancement of Dispute Resolution at the National Intellectual Property Committee, Co-Chair of the National Patent Hub Promotion Committee at the National Assembly, National Intellectual Property Committee member, Judicial Administration Advisory Member of the Patent Court, and Head of the Task Force for Establishing the Basic Plan for Preventing Unfair Competition and Protecting Trade Secrets at the Korean Intellectual Property Office.

President Lee’s term as co-chairman will begin on the 1st of next month and last for two years. Once his term starts, he plans to actively participate with civilian members in ▲strengthening inter-ministerial cooperation on intellectual property issues ▲coordinating policy differences between ministries ▲continuously leading policies that are difficult to pursue by a single ministry ▲revitalizing the global business ecosystem for intellectual property (IP) ▲and addressing various issues in the IP field and forming international norms through international cooperation.

President Lee stated, “I will do my best to establish an intellectual property system capable of responding to the digital transformation era, including AI and big data, so that the Republic of Korea can truly become a global intellectual property powerhouse.”

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