Chairman Choi Jinsik of the Korea Federation of Mid-sized Enterprises: "We Must Seek a Paradigm Shift in Intellectual Property Policy"

Meeting with Intellectual Property Office Director Kim Yongseon on the 23rd

In the midst of intensifying global competition for technological supremacy, the mid-sized enterprise community has voiced the opinion that, in order to maintain and strengthen industrial competitiveness, there must be a paradigm shift in the national intellectual property policy that encompasses industrial, trade, and security strategies, including practical commercialization and protection of overseas markets.

Choi Jinsik, chairman of the Korea Federation of Mid-sized Enterprises, met with Kim Yongseon, Director of the Intellectual Property Office, on the 23rd and said, "At every stage of growth from venture, small, and mid-sized to large enterprises, intellectual property rights are the core assets that determine the success or failure of new growth," expressing this view.

Choi Jinsik, chairman of the Korea Federation of Mid-sized Enterprises (right), is handing over "Policy Proposals from Mid-Sized Enterprises to Strengthen the IP-Based Growth Ladder" to Kim Yongseon, Director of the Intellectual Property Office. Korea Federation of Mid-sized Enterprises

On this day, Chairman Choi said, "As of 2025, the intellectual property creation capabilities of mid-sized enterprises, which recorded a domestic patent filing growth rate more than twice that of large and small enterprises compared to the previous year, form the foundation of the country's long-term industrial competitiveness," and added, "We must pool the wisdom of the public and private sectors to ease the burden of registering and maintaining intellectual property rights, shorten patent examination periods, and strengthen capabilities to respond to patent disputes, thereby driving the structural reinforcement of an industrial ecosystem centered on mid-sized enterprises."

Chairman Choi particularly emphasized, "We must further strengthen the comprehensive global intellectual property support process, including support for filing and registering overseas intellectual property rights and expanding partner countries for the Patent Prosecution Highway."

On this day, the Korea Federation of Mid-sized Enterprises delivered 10 policy proposals titled "Policy Proposal for Strengthening the Intellectual Property-Based Growth Ladder for Mid-sized Enterprises," including "easing the burden of registering and maintaining intellectual property rights" and "expanding support for filing and registering overseas intellectual property rights." Director of the Intellectual Property Office Kim Yongseon said, "For the sustainable growth of the Republic of Korea, mid-sized enterprises, which are the central pillar of the growth ladder, must lead innovation based on intellectual property," adding, "We will actively reflect the voices from the field in our policies going forward."