2 Promoting the Use and Creation of IP In an effort to promote IPRs that will lead future markets, we are continuously striving to build the capacity of researchers and businesses to create and utilize IP more effectively. Accordingly, we support governmental R&D projects by providing patent analyses at the critical research planning stage; we provide assistance for IP creation by SMEs at 31 regional IP centers nationwide; and we carry out various polices to foster IP manpower.
42 Linking R&D and IPRs, Regional IP Capacity Building 43 Providing Comprehensive IP Support to SMEs 44 Fostering IP Manpower
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Linking Regional Providing R&D IP Capacity Comprehensive and IPRs Building IP Support to SMEs
Analyzing patented Patent consulting for Providing IP development Creating IP cities To provide support for IP creation by SMEs, we technology trends of governmental R&D strategies to local governments have set up 31 regional IP centers nationwide to raise awareness of IPRs where patent, brand, and design experts governmental R&D To enhance the efficiency of governmental The Framework Act on Intellectual Property In an effort to encourage local governments provide consultations on various IP issues. The goal of analyzing the patented R&D projects, it is important to enhance enacted in 2011 encourages local governments to voluntarily pursue IP policies and build In addition, we provided 176 sessions of IPR technology trends of governmental R&D is the IP capacity of researchers participating to devise and pursue IP policies. Accordingly, local IP infrastructure, we financially support training for 3,740 people over the past year to help create strong and useful patents. in the projects. Therefore, we support the we held IP fora with the participation of IP-related projects of five cities selected to foster IP manpower at SMEs. We plan to For large, mid to long-term R&D projects of development of cus tomized IP R&D strategies the KIPO commissioner, municipality heads, through contests each year. Buk-gu of Busan, continue these efforts throughout 2012. of research institutes carrying out IP-related lawmakers, presidents of regional universities, governmental agencies such as the Ministry Gwangyang of Jeollanam-do, Jeju City, Jinju projects. In 2011, we selected 40 research and regional businessmen in Gyeonggi of Knowledge Economy and the Ministry of Gyeongsangnam-do, and Gwangsan-gu of institutes with excellent IPRs and devised Province (September), Gwangju Metropolitan of Education, Science and Technology, we Gwangju were selected as IP cities in 2011. strategies for responding to problematic City (October), Jeju City (October), Daegu perform patent analyses at the research The selected cities are undertaking various patents, acquiring new patents, and devising Metropolitan City (November), and North planning stage and confirm the projects and projects to build the local IP infrastructure such R&D strategies linked with IPRs. Chungcheong Province (November). Through tasks. We provide the results of the analyses as enacting ordinances to promote regional IP; the fora, local governments thoroughly to the relevant ministries early on so they may consolidating manpower exclusively in charge In addition, we dispatched patent strategy analyzed the state of IPRs per industry in reflect the results when planning and alter of IP; drafting mid to long-term development experts to a total of 10 governmental R&D their respective regions and drew up an IP the direction of their research if necessary plans; supporting the patents, brands, and teams to help formulate IP-focused R&D vision and strategies to fit the situation of to create the most effective and competitive designs of local residents and companies; strategies. We also held training sessions and each region. Thanks to these efforts, Busan research projects. We expanded our analyses and raising awareness on IP among the local seminars on IP-related issues to enhance the and Incheon are pursuing the establishment from 558 tasks of 9 ministries in 2010 to 694 residents. tasks of 11 ministries in 2011. IP capacity of researchers. of departments exclusively responsible for IPRs. Moreover, Busan, Gwangju, Gangwon, and Gyeonggi are pursuing the enactment of ordinances to promote IP and Busan, Daegu, and Incheon are pursuing a provision of support for common brands and design of traditional industries, vitalizing the IP infrastructure and policies of each local government. Promoting the Use and Creation of IP 44 45 KIPO ANNUAL REPORT 2011
Fostering IP Manpower
Promoting invention activities related to IP. Furthermore, we have academic advisors, offer the solutions. As a these invention education programs to at universities and industry- introduced a scholarship program for SMEs, result, companies are provided with practical cultivate IP awareness and interest among university cooperation which generally lack manpower exclusively and creative ideas and students are able to students and their parents. programs responsible for IP compared to conglomerates. grasp real world applications of the theories they have learned so far. The Universiade has Student In the university setting, we aim to boost been drawing much attention as a new type invention contests invention by university and graduate students of industry-university-government cooperation th by supporting university invention clubs and At the 24 Korea Student Invention program. The number of participants also sponsoring university invention contests. The Exhibition in 2011, a total of 9,768 inventions 01 increased from 21 companies and 68 03 contests are composed of three parts: an were submitted under the themes of “free universities in 2008, to 46 companies and 99 invention-research part where ideas are made inventions”; “safety devices for dangerous Fostering next universities in 2011. Fostering creative generation IP experts into inventions; an invention-patent part where inventors problems in life”; and “green energy using completed inventions are submitted as patent recycled goods”, and 300 were awarded. For Design to applications; and an invention-contest part the Korean Student Creativity Championship, IP courses 02 Business (D2B) Fair Systemizing of invention where students undertake the technological teams of five to seven students made education at universities In an effort to supply creative designs to structures using science and technology as tasks of companies. A total of 2,360 works Promoting company- Since 2006, we have continuously supported outstanding SMEs and help prospective Throughout the past year, we promoted well as artistic expressions such as impromptu were submitted from a total of 122 universities university cooperation the administration of IP courses at universities in 2011. designers grow into excellent IP manpower, invention education in numerous ways. acting to solve various problems and conflicts. projects and graduate schools to foster excellent IP we have been holding design fairs since 2006. We made qualitative and quantitative A total of 1,240 teams participated in the manpower. In response to the diversification of Special IP degree About 1,400 works were submitted in 2011, improvements to invention education in contest and 100 teams were awarded. At the Campus Patent Strategy majors in demand of IP education, we added programs of which 190 were filled as IPR applications primary, middle and high school classes and Young Inventors Program, students presented courses at medical, pharmaceutical, business, Universiade (1 patent, 3 utility models and 186 designs) supported special classes with invention invention ideas related to the technology to We have been running a special degree economics and design schools along with the Together with the National Academy and 5 achieved contracts for licensing. activities. We also supported teachers support companies who then provided IPR program (Master of IP Course) on IP at the previous science and engineering schools. Engineering of Korea, we have held an annual workshops, research contests, and on and education related to their technology and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and In addition, we ran training programs for “Campus Patent Strategies Universiade” since offline job training to improve the expertise commercialization thereof. Thirty teams were Technology (KAIST) and Hongik University university professors to increase their capability 2008. At this KIPO-run contest, companies of invention leading teachers. Furthermore, awarded. since 2010 to systematically foster IP experts. in delivering courses on IP. prepare questions, conduct screening, and we ran invention classes for creativity in a The program provides practical education provide prize money while undergraduate total of 190 schools in 16 cities and provinces focused on merging the components of and graduate students, with the help of nationwide. We plan to continuously finance engineering, law, and business management Promoting the Use and Creation of IP 46 47 KIPO ANNUAL REPORT 2011
Invention scholarships and courses in 2011. Specifically, 42 courses for and the Korea Women Inventors Association to grand prize for instructors civil servants, 44 customized group courses for hold the “2011 Korea International Women's In an effort to financially support the fostering civilians, 397 invention education courses, and Invention Exposition (KIWIE2011)” and the of student inventors, we awarded scholarships 13 courses for foreigners such as the WIPO “Korea Women’s Invention Fair” from May to 101 promising student inventors to Asia-Pacific Seminars, were conducted. 4 to 7. Now in its fourth year, the event was encourage invention creation. We also held successfully with the participation of founded creative invention camps for students. Since 2008, the institute has managed over 450 women inventors from 25 countries Finally, we established a new grand prize for a national IP education portal (www. and over 70,000 visitors. About 140 Korean 04 ipacademy.net) providing the latest education inventions and 120 foreign inventions were excellent teachers in the invention field and 05 awarded a total of seven teachers. information, e-learning contents, and displayed and reflected daily life as well International educational services through the Internet. Events to promote as the unique female perspective. Award- Intellectual Property Fostering next generation It provided 161 online educational courses inventions winning inventions included a hygienic pad for Training Institute (IIPTI) for its 520,000 members including college pets (Russia) among others. At the “Korean entrepreneurs Korea’s Invention Day, enacted in 1957, students, teachers, businessmen, civil servants, World Women Invention Forum”, held at the Since 2009, we have run educational programs commemorates the invention of the world’s The International Intellectual Property Training and practitioners throughout 2011. same time, women inventor entrepreneurs, at KAIST and the Pohang University of Science first pluviometer and its introduction in Korea Institute (IIPTI) has been running IP training Korean and global experts in academia, and and Technology (POSTECH), both top-ranked on May 19, 1442. To commemorate the day programs tailored for all types of trainees such representatives of governments as well as science and engineering universities of Korea, and raise awareness of the importance of as state and local government civil servants, the World Intellectual Property Organization to foster talented entrepreneurs. We have inventions, we hold a ceremony to award civilians, teachers, students, and foreigners (WIPO) actively debated measures to foster diversified the educational programs to reflect those who have contributed to the industrial since its establishment in 1987. The goals of women-led companies. core entrepreneurial skills including the skills development of Korea through inventions. the programs are to foster Korean and global to creatively solve problems and forecast About 80 contributors were awarded last manpower with expertise in IP and contribute In December 2011, the Korea Invention Patent future technology, while expanding their year along with one excellent inventor who to the foundation for IP creation through Exhibition, the Trademark and Design Contest, expertise in IP. received the Invention King of the Year award invention promotion training. The institute and the Seoul International Invention Fair with an exhibit in the Korean Inventors Hall of is continuously enhancing its support for were held simultaneously in Seoul during Fame. developing countries through international which we awarded outstanding Korean IPRs
IP education programs and is leading global including 94 patents, 11 trademarks, and 1 To further promote inventions specifically cooperation in the area of IP education. The design. We also exhibited about 500 foreign among women, we collaborated with WIPO institute provided a total of 496 IP training inventions from 30 countries worldwide.