Korean military is struggling with its high-priced IP outcomes

According to KIPO, KIPO, Korea Army, Korea Air Force, and the Korea Patent Attorneys Association signed a “Working agreement for the building of a military intellectual property ecosystem” at Gyeryongdae, where Korean Army and Air Force headquarters placed on April 8. 

The agreement is mainly for avoiding high-cost private-sector patent monopolies on military R&D. 
According to KIPO, many private companies have exclusively registered patents based on the military’s R&D outcomes. 

Korean Army and Air Force will utilize patent attorneys to improve the expertise of IP management organizations for their own.  KIP also will allow them to access its online educational resources and training to develop the knowledge and expertise of military personnel exclusively working on IP. 

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