History of the Funds in Trust Management. OVERVIEW.

Main Projects Result Since the establishment of the Korea Funds-in-Trust for Industrial
Establishment The Government of RoK voluntarily Property (FIT/KOREA) in 2004, we have implemented various
of FIT/RoK IP contributes 1.1milion CHF for the first time. activities that support technical assistance and capacity building in
Year 1
2004 - 2005 PCT-ROAD Development The PCT-ROAD, an application management the field of intellectual property (IP) in developing and least
and Distribution system distributed to 7 countries. Korean Intellectual Property Office developed countries.
Government Complex Daejeon Building 4, 189, In 2011, recognizing the importance of human resources develop-
PCT On/Off-line Training 13 participants from 7 countries attended. Cheongsa-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon, 302-701,
Year 2 ment, the Republic of Korea established another Funds-in-Trust for
Republic of Korea
2005 - 2006 Seminars on IP and 29 participants from 21 countries attended. Intellectual Property Education (FIT/KREDU).
Technologies
Tel. +82 42 481 8604 As of September 2018, the Government of the Republic of Korea has
Workshops on Patent 60 participants from 22 countries attended. www.kipo.go.kr/en contributed an estimated 11.2M CHF towards Korea FIT operations
Information, IP Strategies,
Year 3 and IP Management which are not limited to a specific geographical area and has allowed
2006 - 2007 its activities to reach worldwide.
Expert Mission on Malaysia and the Philippines.
PCT-ROAD Consultation
Study Visits Korean IP policies and experiences shared
with with developing countries (Azerbaijan; MAJOR ACTIVITIES.
Year 4 Indonesia; Peru and Uruguay; Thailand).
2007 - 2008
IP Publications IP awareness publication translated into Spanish 1. Promote Innovation and Socio-Economic Development
and distributed in Uruguay and Ecuador. a. Appropriate Technology(AT) Competitions
World Intellectual Property Organization
IP Panorama Forum 12 participants from 12 countries attended. 34, chemin des Colombettes Encouraging the use of IP for socio-economic development and
Year 5 CH-1211 Geneva 20, rewarding excellence in AT inventions.
2008 - 2009 Workshops on Technology 20 participants from 13 countries attended. Switzerland
b. Seminars on Appropriate Technology (AT)
Transfer/PCT
Tel. +41 22 338 9579 Discovering appropriate methodologies for development and utiliza-
IP Forum on Green Growth 37 participants from 18 countries attend. www.wipo.int tion of AT, as well as clarifying the roles of stakeholders (government,
Year 6
2009 - 2010 IP Awareness for SMEs Event hosted in Nigeria and Vietnam; researchers, business, etc.) in its development and dissemination.
using IP Panorama 90 participants attended. c. Brands and Design Cluster
Strengthening businesses through proactive and strategic use of IP in
Studies on Brand Strategies Brand strategies developed for coffee
industries in Indonesia and Tanzania. product branding and design.
Year 7
2010 - 2011
Appropriate Technology Competitions hosted in Ethiopia and
Competition Malaysia. 2. Capacity Building for National IP offices
a. Professional Development Programs for Government Officials
Production of IP Animation Episode uploaded to WIPO’s Youtube
Providing professional training programs on patents, trademarks, and
(Pororo) for Children channel with more than 13.5 million views.
Year 8 industrial designs to government officials, mainly IP examiners, from
2011 - 2012
Appropriate Technology Competitions hosted in Ghana and the developing and least-developed countries.
Competition Philippines.
b. On-site IP Training Programs
Training Programs for IP 3 workshops organized for patent, Providing customized IP training programs on specialized IP topics
Offices trademark, and industrial design examiners;
for participant countries.
47 participants from 22 countries attended.
Year 9 c. Publication, Consultations and Expert Missions
2012 - 2013 Seminars on Appropriate Seminars organized in Ethiopia; 50 partici- Addressing the needs of IP users of developing countries by providing
Technology pants attended, including representatives
from Ghana and Zambia. relevant support and consultation

Production of IP Materials Pororo episodes translated into French

for Children and Spanish; a guidebook and workbooks 3. IP Education for Professionals and Students
Year 10 are published. a. Blended Learning Courses for Business Professionals and IP Teachers
2013 - 2014
Appropriate Technology Competitions hosted in Zambia and Vietnam. Providing specifically targeted IP learners with three-step training
Competition courses, composed of a distance learning, IP essay, and face-to-face
training phase.
Appropriate Technology 25 participants from 16 countries attended.
Grand Symposium b. Supporting WIPO-KOREA Summer School
Year 11 Providing university students and young professionals with in-depth
2014 - 2015
Production of a
Guide on ADR

Appropriate Technology
Best practices on the use of ADR published.

Competitions hosted in Thailand and Mongolia.

WIPO�KIPO knowledge of various fields of IP as well as the role and function of
the IP system.

Year 12
2015 - 2016
Competition
Training programs for 39 participants from 18 countries attended 3
FUNDS IN TRUST 4. Increase Public Awareness on IP for Future Generations
a. Animation (Pororo) to Educate Children on IP

Year 13
IP Offices

Heads of IP Offices
Conference (HIPOC)
workshops for patent and trademark examiners.

14 Heads of IP Office attended.

REPUBLIC Explaining IP concepts through Pororo, a popular animation charac-
ter, and stories for children in a simple and entertaining manner.
b. Animation Guidebook and Workbooks
2016 - 2017 Appropriate Technology
Competition

Production of IP
Competitions hosted in Dominican
Republic, El Salvador, Costa Rica and
Panama.

Pororo animation translated into Arabic

OF KOREA Encouraging children to participate in IP-related activities and provid-
ing parents and teachers with supplemental materials for education
about IP.

Materials for Children and 2 new episodes are added.

Year 14 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
2017 - 2018
On/offline Blended Learning 47 participants from 25 countries attended.
Course for IP Teachers
PROMOTING CAPACITY IP EDUCATION FOR INCREASING
INNOVATION AND BUILDING PROFESSIONALS PUBLIC AWARENESS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FOR NATIONAL AND STUDENTS ON IP FOR FUTURE
DEVELOPMENT IP OFFICES GENERATIONS

1. Professional Development Programs for Government Officials 1. Blended Learning Courses for Business Professionals and 1. Animation Series: Getting Creative with Pororo
IP Teachers
Since 2011, specialized training programs have been offered on industrial “Getting Creative with Pororo” is an educational animation series featuring
property examination to enhance the knowledge and skills of IP examiners Since 2010, KIPO and WIPO have been providing the “Advanced Internation- popular characters from the famous television program “Pororo the Little
from developing countries. The program provides opportunity for IP offices to al Certificate Course (AICC),” an on/offline blended learning course on IP Penguin.” The series gives children a basic understanding of intellectual
exchange views on national examination systems. asset management, using the IP PANORAMA Multimedia Toolkit which was property rights, teaches them to respect the ideas of others, and shows
jointly developed by WIPO and KIPO in 2007. them ways of coming up with their own ideas.
In 2018, FIT/Korea will support three training courses on patent, trademark,
and industrial design in cooperation with WIPO Academy. In 2017, KIPO and WIPO also launched an additional blended training course Throughout the series, Pororo and friends embark on exciting challenges
for IP teachers called the IP Impact Certificate Course (IPCC). IPCC uses to invent a new sled while learning practical lessons along the way.
Patent Trademark Industrial Design content from IP IGNITE, an audio-visual version of DL-101, for its online Children will learn about the invention process, design, trademarks, and
training phase. The in-classroom training of IPCC for 2017 was administered many other concepts relevant to intellectual property.
Substantive patent Trademark Design examination,
examination, examination, Design portfolio in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Tremendous success experienced by the
Topic Patent searching Marks and services, management, Designs first three episodes called for two more
skills, Trademarks and and counterfeiting
Patent quality the Internet sequels to be launched soon after in
2018. The series has been translated
Participants 144 participants 132 participants 31 participants into English, French, Spanish, Arabic,
51 countries 42 countries 22 countries
and Korean. It can be accessed through
numerous websites including:
www.wipo.int
www.youtube.com
www.ipdiscovery.net

The workbooks and guidebook are a collection

of hands-on exercises specifically designed
to stimulate a child’s innate creative
and intuitive capacities. Countless
studies reveal that children benefit
2. Summer School greatly from application-oriented
learning experiences. So, an invention
Every year, the FIT/KOREA supports well-motivated university students and kit has also been included to provide
young professionals to participate in the WIPO-KOREA Summer School in insight into the relevance of invention
Daejeon. Summer School gives participants an opportunity to gain deeper and IP in our daily lives.
insight into the various fields of IP and to learn about the role and function
of the IP System.