Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy inspects intellectual property rights export strategy in preparation for deepening global technological hegemony :: Empathy Media Newsis ::

Intellectual Property Trade Strategy Forum… “Efforts to advance and spread trade norms”

(Sejong = Newsis) Reporter Chamin Son = Recently, as competition for global technological hegemony intensifies, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has joined hands with experts to support the export of intellectual property rights.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy held an intellectual property trade strategy forum at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul on the 15th with the theme of ‘Inspecting trade strategies to strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights of Korean companies and support intellectual property (IP) exports amid the spread of the Korean Wave and competition for global technological hegemony.’ did it

This forum is held by the government (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Korean Intellectual Property Office), academia (Korea University, Inha University, Copyright Research Institute) and related organizations (Intellectual Property Research Institute, Korea Invention Promotion Association, Copyright Committee, Copyright Overseas Promotion Association, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, Trade Association). , KOTRA, etc.) about 30 experts attended.

Participants said that in order to spread the Korean Wave and maximize the effect of the K-brand, the strengthening of international protection of copyright and industrial property rights is called for, especially in a situation where the function of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is weakened, and regulations through free trade agreements (FTA) He emphasized that the active role of trade authorities is necessary as securing its execution has become more important.

Jeong In-kyo, head of the Trade Negotiation Headquarters at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, said, “Despite the uncertainty we face, our companies are writing a new history, including the highest ever record of intellectual property trade balance, while they are also facing the risk of intellectual property infringement, such as unauthorized copying of online content and trademark theft.” “We will do our best to advance and spread intellectual property trade norms so that we can be properly evaluated and demonstrate our capabilities on the world stage,” he said.

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