IP marketplace opens to facilitate transactions of high-potential patent technologies
A patent technology marketplace focused on the semiconductor and secondary battery sectors is set to open, aimed at facilitating transactions involving high-potential intellectual property.
The Korean Intellectual Property Office is hosting a "Knowledge Property Trading Network" (IP-LINK) event Friday at the Novotel Ambassador Suwon in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, bringing together key stakeholders in IP transactions — including buyers, sellers, brokers and investors in patent technologies.
The IP-LINK series previously covered the nano, biotech and environmental sectors in May. This edition turns to semiconductors and secondary batteries — both designated national strategic industries — and is being held in Suwon, where many companies in those fields are concentrated.
About 150 participants are expected to attend, including roughly 60 representatives from companies seeking technologies, staff from 43 technology transfer institutions — universities and public research institutes — looking to sell or promote their patent holdings, brokerage organizations such as the Korea IP Exchange and private trading firms, and investment institutions including venture capital firms, the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund and the Korea Materials, Parts and Equipment Investment Institutions Council.
The venue will feature a consultation area where participants can exchange information across four areas — technology transactions, IP financing and commercialization, funding and guarantees, and investment attraction — alongside a seminar hall hosting presentations on the latest secondary battery technology and market trends and semiconductor commercialization strategies.
After the presentations, a roundtable will be held to gather feedback from participants and explore ways to invigorate IP transactions. Suggestions and on-site concerns raised at the roundtable will be actively reflected in future revisions to transaction support programs and policy direction.
Kim Il-gyu, director general of the IP Policy Bureau at the Korean Intellectual Property Office, said that in the fiercely competitive global race for dominance in semiconductors and secondary batteries, the timely supply of core patent technologies is critical for Korean companies to secure a technological edge. "We hope this event will awaken dormant, high-potential patent technologies and serve as a catalyst that drives innovation and growth in advanced industries while strengthening the global competitiveness of our companies," he said.
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