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In accordance with both work plans of the WIPO Academy and the Korea Funds-in-Trust on IP education (FIT/ROK/EDU) (see copy attached) in 2019, it is proposed that the Academy organizes, in cooperation with the International Intellectual Property Training Institute (IIPTI) of the Republic of Korea, the WIPO-KIPO Training Course on Patent Law and Examination, to be held in Daejeon, Republic of Korea, from March 11 to 22, 2019.
This training course will be offered to (i) enhance the knowledge of patent examiners on patent law and patent examination procedures; (ii) increase their skills in actual examination of patent applications; and (iii) provide an opportunity to exchange views on issues related to examination quality. Participants would have a chance to interact with, and benefit from tailored, comprehensive training by KIPO’s mentors at the one day On-the-Job Training (OJT) during the program. |