Patent Office: "WIPO, Staff Dispatch and Support Tasks... Korea First Among Member Countries"
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is dispatching staff to Seoul to support Korean companies in filing overseas intellectual property rights. This is the first case among member countries.
Through this, domestic companies will be able to receive consultations directly from WIPO staff in Seoul regarding overseas intellectual property filings and international intellectual property dispute resolutions.
The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced on the 13th that Andrzej Gadkowski, a lawyer affiliated with WIPO, will begin full-scale work at the KIPO Seoul office.
This is the first case of WIPO dispatching staff to a member country in Seoul, and it is also the first time that a United Nations-affiliated international organization staff member has been dispatched to work in a Korean government ministry.
The dispatch of WIPO staff was realized following a proposal made when WIPO Director General Daren Tang visited Korea in February last year and met with President Yoon Suk-yeol (the Korea-WIPO personnel exchange program).
Andrzej Gadkowski will be responsible for consultations and promotion related to PCT international patent applications, Madrid international trademark applications, Hague international design applications, dispute resolution, and gathering opinions from Korean users and stakeholders. His working days will start from the 14th of this month.
Earlier, in May, KIPO dispatched staff to WIPO in Geneva, Switzerland, to work in the global challenge sector.
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KIPO Commissioner Kim Wanki said, “With the dispatch of WIPO experts to Seoul, domestic companies can receive consultation services related to overseas intellectual property filings without time restrictions,” and added, “KIPO will work to ensure that the dispatch of WIPO staff to member countries will positively contribute to attracting a WIPO regional office to Korea in the future.”
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