September 16, 2025
KIPO Hosted ROK-ASEAN Symposium for Sharing Intellectual Property Policies
Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced that it held the ROK-ASEAN Intellectual Property Symposium on September 2 on the occasion of the 8th ROK-ASEAN Heads of Intellectual Property Offices Meeting.
The symposium was organized with the aim of introducing Korea's intellectual property (IP) policies to the delegations from ASEAN member states and Korean participants, including the representatives from companies and patent attorneys; and also presenting the insights into ASEAN's IP systems, dispute resolution mechanisms, and market entry strategies.
Commissioner of KIPO Wan Ki KIM emphasized in his opening address that amid the global spread of protectionism, Korea and ASEAN are faced by the common challenge of market expansion and diversification. He noted that close cooperation between the two parties in the field of intellectual property to foster an innovation-driven growth, facilitate technology transactions and transfers and establish a fair market order could bring in shared benefits.
It was followed by the congratulatory remarks from Suon Vichea, Advisor to the Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia and Chair of the ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC). The program also featured the presentations by Korean experts on Korea's IP utilization and protection policies and case studies, by ASEAN representatives on their IP systems, and by the Director of KIPO's Overseas IP Center in Ho Chi Minh City on IP strategies for entering the ASEAN market.
Alongside the symposium, an exhibition showcasing anti-counterfeiting technologies developed by Korean companies was also held. Products incorporating security technologies such as holograms, watermarks, and authenticity labels were displayed, while services integrating information technology (IT) with security solutions for use in corporate marketing and distribution management were also demonstrated to both ASEAN and domestic participants.