The 5th ASEAN-Korea Heads of Intellectual Property (IP) Offices Meeting, with the theme of IP and Innovation towards a Sustainable Future was held in Seoul, Korea on 14 November 2022. The Meeting was co-hosted by Commissioner Insil Lee of the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and Attorney Rowel S. Barba, Chair of the ASEAN Working Group on IP Cooperation (AWGIPC) and Director General of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL).
WE, the Heads of Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Intellectual Property Offices of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States (AMS) collectively note the importance and benefits of close cooperation developed and implemented between the two sides in the field of Intellectual Property (IP) since 2018. We reaffirm our willingness to continue to exert utmost effort to further enhance our close ties in the years to come.
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