The 15th Annual KIPO-WIPO-KAIST-KIPA Advanced International Certificate Course Held in Seoul

The Korea Invention Promotion Association held the annual KIPO-WIPO-KAIST-KIPA Advanced International Certification Course (AICC) on Intellectual Property successfully in Seoul from November 4 to 7 in collaboration with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

The AICC course, which is being run for the 15^th time this year (‘10~), is a course that provides in-depth education on intellectual property management strategies for intellectual property experts in developing countries. A total of 14,391 people from 181 countries have taken the course so far.

This year, 35 people from 24 countries were selected out of 1,296 people from 110 countries that took the online portion of the program, which included the course entitled IP Panorama 2.0*.

*E-learning content jointly developed by KIPO, WIPO, and KIPA, consisting of 8 modules and 37 detailed sub-modules designed to help students learn about intellectual property strategies from a business perspective

This course consists of subjects related to the effective use of intellectual property in terms of corporate management, such as intellectual property valuation and finance, the latest intellectual property trends, intellectual property usage rights (licensing) strategies, and innovation management. It includes not only theoretical education but also case studies. The focus is on cultivating practical skills throughout the course.

When the intellectual property usage rights (licensing) strategies topic is covered, the participants are divided into teams so they can hold realistic mock negotiations and evaluate the results of their negotiations to strengthen their overall communication ability.

Renowned domestic and foreign intellectual property experts, including Professor Clinton Francis (Northwestern Law School, USA), Professor Tana Pistorius (University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand), and Professor GwangJun Kim (KAIST Graduate School of Future Studies, Republic of Korea), participated as lecturers this year.

Kim Woon-sun, the Vice President of the Korea Invention Promotion Association had this to say about the progam:

“This year’s AICC program was truly a great opportunity for the participants to upgrade their knowledge of intellectual property rights in important areas such as commercialization, AI, digital rights and more. The business-focused aspect of the program also inspired participants to think about how to apply this new legal knowledge to their respective countries’ industries for the development of their economies.”

For more information please contact:
KIPA, Department of International Cooperation, Bryce Olk, AICC Administrator, Phone: 02-3459-2780
KIPA, Department of International Cooperation, Park Hee Sung, Manager, Phone: 02-3459-2781