November 02, 2021

[Picture] KIPO-USPTO Heads Meeting

[Picture] KIPO-USPTO Heads Meeting
Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held a video Heads meeting on 27 October 2021. Commissioner Kim Yongrae and Performing the functions and duties of the Director Drew Hirshfeld shared policy directions each Office is taking to improve user convenience in using global patent assignment and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) systems. The heads also agreed to work together in responding to the matters brought by the rapid development of digital technology, such as how to protect the inventions created by artificial intelligence (AI) and how to involve the AI technology in improving examination systems.