ASEAN 2018-ASEAN IP SYSTEMS (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY): Bandar Seri Begawan – Asean-Korea IP agreement to enhance bilateral cooperation, says KIPO chief
Pengiran Jamra Weira bin Pengiran Haji Petra, Acting Permanent Secretary (Energy and Industry) at the Energy and Industry Department witnessing the signing of Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between Dr Freddy Harris, the Chairman of the Asean Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) and Sung Yunmo, the Commissioner of Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO). – PHOTOS: RAHWANI ZAHARI
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THE signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between heads of the intellectual property offices of Asean member states and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) will contribute to deepening cooperation between Asean and Korea.
Sung Yunmo, the Commissioner of the KIPO, said this at the MoC signing ceremony yesterday.
“It is an honour to join you today at the Asean Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) in Brunei Darussalam for the first time,” he said. “Today is all the more special because we will be concluding the Korea-Asean MoC which has been under discussion for several years. I believe that this MoC will contribute to deepening the Korea-Asean cooperation for years to come,” he said.
Yunmo noted that Korea and Asean have been gradually developing a cooperative relationship over the past few decades.
He said that in recent efforts to deepen relations with Asean member countries, President Moon Jae-in of Korea unveiled his ‘New Southern Policy’ while visiting three Asean member countries this past November.
“This is part of the Korean Government’s initiative to increase trade volume between Korea and Asean to be comparable to the amount between Korea and China by 2021 as well as to elevate the Korea-Asean level of cooperation to that of Korea’s cooperation with the four powerhouses surrounding the Korean peninsula, namely the US, China, Japan and Russia,” he explained.
“I believe a key area envisioned for this future-oriented partnership under the New Southern Policy is intellectual property,” he said. “Through the Korea-Asean IP cooperation, the KIPO aims to create an IP environment that supports our growing economic partnership and contributes to the development of the IP system of Asean.
“It is a way KIPO can contribute towards achieving prosperity in Korea and Asean… I hope our meeting today will provide us an opportunity to identify a shared vision for the Korea-Asean IP cooperation and discuss possible cooperative programmes,” he added.
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