2026 Korea-U.S. IP Forum

September 16th (Wed), 2026 | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM EDT (USA)

Time Topic Speaker
09:00-10:00 Registration & Networking
Opening
Ceremony		 10:00-10:10 Opening Remarks
김선영 (Sunyoung Kim)
Minister for Economy, Korean Embassy
10:10-10:20 Congratulatory Remarks
David Gerk
Deputy Chief Policy Officer for Patent and Innovation, OPIA, USPTO
10:20-10:30 Photo Session
Session 1
Korea-U.S. IP Cooperation in Advanced Industries		 10:30-10:50 Key Considerations in Korea-U.S. Joint Research
한만열 (Manyeol Han)
IP Attaché, Korean Embassy
10:50-11:20 Strategic Partnerships with NIH: New Pathways for Biotech and Beyond!
Steven M. Ferguson
Special Advisor, NIH Office of Technology Transfer
지영미 (Youngmi Ji)
Senior Staff Scientist, NIH
11:20-11:50 Navigating the U.S. Intellectual Property Landscape for the Korean Shipbuilding Industry
Chris Hong
Patent Attorney, Baker Botts LLP
11:50-13:00 Networking Lunch
Session 2
Counterfeits and IP Protection		 13:00-13:30 Amazon's Counterfeit Crimes Unit: Building Effective Partnerships Against Counterfeits
Kaelyn Ong
Sr. Risk Manager, Counterfeit Crimes Unit, Amazon
13:30-14:00 Beyond the Hype: Building a Resilient Global IP Shield for K-Brands
강이삭 (Isaac Kang)
Manager, Overseas IP Cooperation Division, KOIPA
Closing 14:00-14:10 Introduction to KOIPA Washington D.C. IP Center
이수민 (Soo Min Lee)
Sr. Legal Counsel, KOIPA D.C. IP Center
14:10-14:20 PCT Service of Korea
이현경(Hyun Kyung Lee)
Director, PCT Korea Center
14:20-14:30 Introduction to KOSME Global Business Center
김한준 (Hanjoon Kim)
Managing Director, KOSME GBC-DC
14:30-15:00 Q & A Speakers