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KIPO’s Policies on IP Marketplace. Choongjae Lee Intellectual Property Promotion Division KIPO (Korean Intellectual Property Office). Contents. Overview of KIPO’s IP Policies 2. Background of IP Marketplace in Korea 3. KIPO’s Policies on IP Transfer and Commercialization
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KIPO’s Policies on IP Marketplace Choongjae Lee Intellectual Property Promotion Division KIPO (Korean Intellectual Property Office)
Contents • Overview of KIPO’s IP Policies 2. Background of IP Marketplace in Korea 3. KIPO’s Policies on IP Transfer and Commercialization 4. Future Plans of KIPO
1 KOREAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE Overview of KIPO’s IP Policies
Introduction of KIPO • Management of patents, utility models, trademarks, and designs • Affairs of Patent Examination & Trial, Creation, Use and Protection of IPRs • Staff of about 1,500
IP Creation IP Awareness IP Utilization IP Protection Overview of KIPO’s IP Policies
\\ 2 KOREAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE Background of IP Marketplace in Korea
Structure of IP Marketplace IP Marketplace IP Suppliers Transfer Intermediaries IP Demanders IP Evaluation IP Finance
Status of Korea’s IP Marketplace • Number of Technology Transfer Intermediaries in 2011: 59(public: 22, private: 37) • Number of IP Evaluation Institutes in 2011: 9 • Estimated No. of technology transfers through the intermediaries in 2010: About 1,000 • Estimated amounts of transfer through the intermediaries in 2010: 40 billion KRW
Background for IP Marketplace in Korea • The rate of technology transfer from public research institutes. • It is low compared to the USA, and EU. * USA 26.4%, EU 33.5%, Canada 36.0% in 2010 * Ministry of Knowledge Economy
Background for IP Marketplace in Korea • Only a minority of patented technologies are commercialized. • In 2010, 56.5% of patents were commercialized in companies. • 30.3% of patents were commercialized in universities and public research institute. (2010, Korea Institute of Intellectual Property)
Background for IP Marketplace in Korea • SMEs’ obstacle against commercialization of IP (2010, Korea Institute of Intellectual Property)
3 KOREAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE Policies on IP Transfer & Commercialization
Process of IP Transfer & Commercialization Licensing Manufacture of prototype IP-Mart Consulting Management of IP Examination Registration IP Evaluation KIPO
Operation of IP-Mart • Online IP-Mart • Online IP-Mart promotes the transfer of IP by connecting suppliers with demanders. • Anybody can search online for a desired technology in the website containing a database of 57,000 patents.
Operation of IP-Mart • An offline IP-Mart was established to promote sales of patented goods and technologies.
Financial support for IP Evaluation • KIPO supports the cost of IP valuation. • For individuals or SMEs (Small & Medium Enterprises) • The individuals or SMEs use the results of IP valuation in financing for commercialization, M&A, marketing and IP transfer.
Establishment of the IP Evaluation System • Automatic Evaluation System: “SMART” (Systematic Measuring And Rating patent of Technology) • Developed from Jun 2009 to Dec 2010 • Developing cost: 1.8 billion KRW • Show the evaluation results by 9 grades • ex) AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, …, C • For technology, IP right and market
Establishment of the IP Evaluation System • Sample of evaluation report
Support for Manufacture of Prototype • Support for making a prototype of a patent
Promotion of the Use of the State-owned Patents • Government-owned patents that have been idle for 3 years following registration may be used by anyone. • For 3 years without charge • KIPO will entrust government-owned patents to private IP transfer intermediaries for transfer and commercialization.
4 Future Plans KOREAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE
Future Plans • Framework Act on Intellectual Property (May 19, 2011) • To promote IP creation, protection and utilization, and to provide infrastructure thereof • Start of Presidential Council on Intellectual Property (July, 2011) • Providing total services for transfer, commercialization and marketing • Demander-oriented customized services • Fostering the IP Services Business