Presidential Council on Intellectual Property Taking the Lead in Maximizing the Value of Intellectual Property
July 08, 2026
The Presidential Council on Intellectual Property held its 41st plenary meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday June 25 at the Government Complex Seoul. As the government's highest decision-making and coordinating body on intellectual property policy, the Council deliberated and approved a s...
MOIP Created "Publicity Rights Protection Council"
July 08, 2026
The Ministry of Intellectual Property (Minister KIM Yong Sun) held the inaugural ceremony of the "Publicity Rights Protection Council*" at the Korea Intellectual Property Center in Seoul on Tuesday, June 23. The event brought together five leading Korean entertainment agencies: CJ ENM, HYB...
MOIP Convened the First Overseas IP Attache Meeting
July 08, 2026
The Ministry of Intellectual Property (MOIP) of the Republic of Korea, led by Minister Kim Yong Sun, held the First Overseas IP Attache Meeting on June 22 in a hybrid format, bringing together IP Attaches stationed in the United States, Japan, China, the European Union (EU), and Geneva, Switzerland,...
IP5 Trial and Appeal Boards High-Level Meeting
July 08, 2026
On June 17, 2026, the IP5 Trial and Appeal Boards High-Level Meeting was held in a hybrid mode in Sendai, Japan, hosted by the Japan Patent Office. The Heads of patent offices of Korea, Japan, Europe, the United States and China exchanged their experiences on efforts to improve qualit...
16th International Conference on Intellectual Property Protection
July 08, 2026
The 16th International Conference on Intellectual Property Protection was jointly hosted by the Ministry of Intellectual Property and Financial News at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul on June 17 under the theme, "In the Era of Intellectual Property, Ideas Become Assets and Prote...
MOIP Listens to Young Inventor-Entrepreneurs
July 08, 2026
On Wednesday, June 17, the Ministry of Intellectual Property (Minister KIM Yong Sun) held a roundtable meeting at the Korea Intellectual Property Center with young inventor-entrepreneurs to explore ways to advance the intellectual property (IP)-driven startup ecosystem.
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Government and Industry Join Forces to Combat Counterfeit Cosmetics
July 08, 2026
On Tuesday, June 16, the Ministry of Intellectual Property (Minister KIM Yong Sun) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), the Korea Customs Service (KCS), and the Korea Cosmetics Association (KCA) at the Korea Intellectual Property Center to strengthen...
IP5 Offices Agreed to Strengthen Joint Responses to IP Issues in the AI Era
July 06, 2026
Minister KIM Yong Sun of the Ministry of Intellectual Property attended the IP5 Heads of Office and Industry Meeting and the 19th IP5 Heads of Office Meeting, held from June 11 to June 12, in Tokyo, Japan. At the meetings, he discussed innovating intellectual property administration, and future dire...
MOIP-WIPO Bilateral Meeting
July 06, 2026
Minister of Intellectual Property KIM Yong Sun held a bilateral meeting Deputy Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Lisa Jorgenson on June 10 on the sidelines of the IP5 Heads of Office Meeting in Tokyo, Japan. The two sides agreed to continue cooper...
MOIP-EPO Bilateral Heads Meeting
July 06, 2026
Minister of Intellectual Property KIM Yong Sun held a bilateral meeting with President of the European Patent Office (EPO) Antonio Campinos on June 10 on the sidelines of the IP5 Heads of Office Meeting in Tokyo, Japan. They agreed to conduct joint research on description requirements for ...