2015 Highlights

2015 Highlights

KIPO Signs MOU with Leading Universities in the IP Field

Roundtable with Members of the Franchise Industry for Overseas IP Protection

KIPO and Intellectual Property Department of the Hong Kong Special Administration Sign MOU on IPR Cooperation

IP IGNITE Launching Event

World Intellectual Property Day

KIPO-WIPO Appropriate Technology Grand Symposium

KIPO Commissioner Choi Donggyou Takes Office

Official Launch of Invention Savers JIN

Korea's 50th Invention Day

IP5 Heads Meeting

Award Ceremony for Outstanding Examiners

Intellectual Property Concert for the General Public

Invention Education Conference

KIPO-UAE KIPOnet Export Agreement Signing Ceremony

Opening Ceremony for the Smart Patent Examination Center

IIPTI-WIPO Patent Examiner Course

IP5 Deputy Heads Meeting

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High Level Invitational Training Program for the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) and its Member States

MOU between KIPO and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Award Ceremony for Outstanding Patents

Meeting with European Chamber of Commerce in Korea

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KIPO-USPTO Cooperative Patent Classification Implementation Group Meeting

Opening Ceremony for IP Creative Zone

Youth Invention Festival

Revisions to the Patent Act to Benefit Both Consumers and Applicants

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Robot Convergence Festival

Award Ceremony for Outstanding Examiners

Patent Litigation Defense Competition

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PATINEX 2015

Asia IP Business and Finance Conference

Deputy Heads Meeting between KIPO and the DPMA

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WIPO General Assembly

KIPO-WIPO Heads Meeting

KIPO-JPO Heads Meeting

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Gangwon IP Festival

The 6th KIPO-WIPO Advanced International Certificate Course

Korea-China-Japan Heads Meeting

Campus Patent Strategies Universiade

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Chungbuk IP Forum

Completion of the 2015 International IP Sharing Project and International Content Development

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