December 03, 2025
Korean·Japanese·Chinese IP Agencies Join Forces for Intellectual Property Education
- Trilateral cooperation among IP training institutions to foster future IP talent and enhance exchange programs -
-Korea–Japan–China Heads of IP Training Institutions Meeting to be held on November 11–12 (Tue–Wed) -
The International Intellectual Property Training Institute (IIPTI) of the Korea Intellectual Property Service (KIPS), led by Commissioner Yong-seon Kim, will host the Korea–Japan–China Heads of IP Training Institutions Meeting from November 11 to 12 at the Parnas Hotel Jeju in Seogwipo, Jeju.
Since its launch in 2010, the Korea–Japan–China Heads of IP Training Institutions Meeting has been held annually on a rotating basis among Korea, Japan, and China. In 2025, IIPTI will serve as the host institution.
This year’s meeting will bring together the heads of the International Intellectual Property Training Institute (IIPTI) of Korea, the National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training (INPIT) of Japan, and the China Intellectual Property Training Center (CIPTC).*
*International Intellectual Property Training Institute (IIPTI), National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training (INPIT), China Intellectual Property Training Center (CIPTC)
During the meeting, the three institutions will share recent developments in IP training across Korea, Japan, and China, and discuss future strategies for cultivating IP talent and strengthening cooperation in IP education. In particular, the meeting will focus on ▲strategies for developing new e-learning content, ▲programs for foreign trainee education, and ▲the current status of IP education in each country. The participants will also discuss the joint development of trilateral e-learning curricula.
Separately from the trilateral meeting, the institutions will review ongoing cooperative programs, including cross-border corporate training initiatives and overseas training programs for patent examiners, while exploring future directions for collaboration.
Huh Jae-woo, President of the International Intellectual Property Training Institute, stated, “As technological innovation accelerates, cultivating talent equipped to understand and utilize intellectual property has become more important than ever. Through this meeting, I hope that Korea, Japan, and China will further enhance cooperation in IP education and jointly build an education system capable of responding to the evolving industrial landscape.”