KIPO
In recent decades, South Korea has developed into a world- class exporter and economic powerhouse. Then the fi nancial crisis struck. WIPR talks to Soowon Lee, commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office, about the role of innovation in an economic recovery and the business of IP.
In the wake of the fi nancial crisis, IP offi ces seem to be becoming more like businesses. T ey have strengths and weaknesses, and they are faced with opportunities and threats. T ey must protect their stakeholders by trying to cover costs and break even, while providing the best service that they can for their customers. It seems that as a head of offi ce departs, the replacement arrives armed with a new business plan.
Soowon Lee has been commissioner of KIPO since May 2010. His two-year term of offi ce comes in the wake of the global fi nancial crisis; he has
become involved in South Korean intellectual property policy-making at a time when innovation is being mooted as an economic saviour.
Lee previously worked in the Offi ce of the President as secretary to the president for Economic Crisis Management, a body that was set up to deal with the fi nancial crisis. He has also spent 30 years working for the Economic Planning Board and the Ministry of Strategy and Finance. He seems to be in a position to not only understand the link between economic growth and innovation, but exploit it as well.
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World Intellectual Property Review March/April 2011
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