Korea Institute of Intellectual Property Promotion (KIPRO) said on the 5th (local time) that it held a high-level meeting with Deputy Minister Abdelrahman Almuaini of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Economy and Tourism in the field of intellectual property and agreed to expand cooperation in technology-intensive areas, including the introduction of an "AI-based patent evaluation system."
At the meeting, the two sides shared the outcomes of Korea-UAE patent examination cooperation. The institute, together with the Ministry of Intellectual Property, has supported the examination of patents filed in the UAE by carrying out the "UAE patent examination agency project" since 2014. As a result, it achieved cumulative exports of patent examination support totaling $23 million by 2025. Recently, to establish an institutional foundation for local use of AI-based patent evaluation technology and for exporting the technology, the institute also completed a UAE patent filing for the "AI-based patent evaluation system."
The meeting focused on qualitative advancement of patent administration by integrating artificial intelligence (AI) technology, going beyond simple support of patent examination personnel. The two sides discussed △ sharing outcomes and progress of Korea-UAE patent examination cooperation △ measures to improve patent administration efficiency through the introduction of an AI-based patent evaluation system △ ways to deepen a strategic partnership in intellectual property between the two countries.
In particular, the UAE side showed great interest in the AI-based patent evaluation know-how and related systems held by the institute and expected that this could accelerate the digital transition of its intellectual property administration.
Institute President Kim Myeong-seop said, "This meeting is a milestone showing that the trust built over the past 12 years has entered an advanced stage of cooperation beyond simple task outsourcing," adding, "Collaboration on an AI-based patent evaluation system will be an opportunity for us to export a high value-added intellectual property system and for the UAE to build advanced patent administration infrastructure, contributing to the national interests of both countries." He added, "Going forward, we will further solidify the 'intellectual property Korean Wave belt' established in the Middle East, and KIPRO will take the lead in diversifying exports through the government's strengthened cooperation with the Middle East and the Global South."