Vice Chairman Kim Soyoung of the Financial Services Commission attended the 6th annual Intellectual Property Finance Forum organized by the Korean Intellectual Property Office and the Financial Services Commission and delivered congratulatory remarks on November 7. With the scale of IP finance amounting to more than KRW10 trillion as of August 2024, government authorities, financial institutions and relevant industry officials gathered at the forum to discuss progress made in IP finance and appropriate policy directions moving forward. Speaking about the growing significance of intellectual property as a key source of competitiveness and added value for companies and the country, Vice Chairman Kim said that the FSC will work to support the growth of innovative tech companies by introducing a deep tech fund this year that will make investments in tech companies.