Gyeongnam Intellectual Property Center and Gyeongnam Small Business Association Sign 'Small Business Development Agreement'

The Changwon Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Gyeongnam, the Gyeongnam Intellectual Property Center, and the Gyeongsangnam-do Small Business Association signed an agreement to support the creation of intellectual property for the development of small businesses.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Song Jong-gu] The Changwon Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Gyeongnam Intellectual Property Center and the Gyeongsangnam-do Small Business Association signed an "Agreement to Support Intellectual Property Creation for Small Business Development" at 11 a.m. on the 17th in the seminar room of the Changwon Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

At the signing ceremony, seven people attended, including Shin Young-chul, president of the Gyeongsangnam-do Small Business Association, and Yoon Jong-su, director of the Public Business Bureau of the Changwon Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Through this agreement, the two organizations agreed to cooperate for the creation of intellectual property for small business owners by ▲ developing, registering, and managing intellectual property rights ▲ spreading and educating about intellectual property rights ▲ building intellectual property networks and promoting government-designated projects ▲ and other matters related to the dissemination of intellectual property rights.

Director Yoon said, "Recently, cases of intellectual property disputes among small business owners have been continuously occurring, so it is necessary to proactively prevent damage by securing the rights of small business owners," adding, "This agreement will be a starting point for raising awareness of intellectual property rights among local small business owners and enhancing their competitiveness."

President Shin also said, "We expect that various support projects, including intellectual property creation support carried out through this agreement, will provide vitality to local small business owners who are experiencing difficulties such as the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and heavy rain damage."

Meanwhile, the Gyeongnam Intellectual Property Center is newly promoting this year's Small Business IP (Intellectual Property) Capacity Building Project through matching funds from the Korean Intellectual Property Office and Gyeongsangnam-do, and is carrying out various projects to strengthen rights such as preventing trademark disputes among small business owners in the Gyeongnam region.