Armenia and Korea will deepen cooperation in the field of  intellectual property

ArmInfo. A Memorandum of  Understanding was signed between the Intellectual Property Agency of  the Ministry of Economy of Armenia and the Korea Invention Promotion  Association (KIPA) to stimulate a learning culture in the field of  intellectual property and deepen cooperation.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Economy of the  Republic of Armenia, a two-day seminar "Training of Teachers in the  Field of Intellectual Property" started in Yerevan on November 18, to  participate in which a delegation led by President of the KIPA Joonho  Koh arrived. The conference will bring together experts in the field  of intellectual property from Armenia and Korea.

The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the head of the  Intellectual Property Agency Yerem Chakhoyan and President of the  KIPA Joonho Koh. Within the framework of the document, the KIPA  shares with the Intellectual Property Agency of the Ministry of  Economy of Armenia its educational programs in the field of  intellectual property. In order to stimulate a culture of learning in  the field of intellectual property and deepen close ties between the  two organizations, information and personnel will be exchanged. The  parties will also cooperate in the development of human resources in  the field of intellectual property, including teaching at  universities, retraining of teachers and exchange of views and  experience in the field through the organization of seminars,  conferences, round tables and exhibitions.

The parties will exchange research, the necessary data, publications  and other materials related to intellectual property, as well as  ensure the participation of relevant specialists of their countries  in conferences, forums and exhibitions organized in both countries.

The head of the Intellectual Property Agency, Yerem Chakhoyan, noted  in his welcoming remarks that the Agency's delegation visited the  KIPA Office in 2018 in order to familiarize themselves with the  training programs developed by the latter in the field of  intellectual property and introduce this experience in Armenia.  Representatives of the delegation also took part in intellectual  property courses in educational institutions, in particular in  schools, visited electronic game production studios, were inspired  and impressed by the curricula developed in the field of intellectual  property and already implemented in Korean schools. Yerem Chakhoyan  expressed hope that the two-day Yerevan seminar will provide an  opportunity to get acquainted with the best international experience  in teaching in the field of intellectual property, and thanks to the  events provided for in the memorandum, it will be possible to apply  this experience in Armenia.

The President of the KIPA Joonho Koh in turn, welcoming the  participants of the seminar, noted that he was very happy to be in  Armenia and added that their team was ready to transfer their  experience and knowledge in the field of intellectual property to  Armenian colleagues.

Then, Deputy Minister Naira Margaryan met with Joonho Koh at the  Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia. The interlocutors  discussed the possibilities of further cooperation.