AICC 2026
Mar 03 - Apr 19 2026
Register Now: Advanced International Certificate Course (AICC)
The annual Advanced International Certificate Course (AICC) on Intellectual Property Asset Management for Business Success is now open for registration.
The career-building course is fully sponsored for selected applicants and is jointly organized by the WIPO Academy, the Ministry of Intellectual Property, the Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA), and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). AICC is offered with the support of the Republic of Korea Funds-in-Trust for IP Education.
What is AICC?
AICC consists of interactive online lectures and exercises on global intellectual property (IP) management strategies from renowned IP experts. The course consists of three phases:
- Phase 1: online courses including both the IP Panorama 2.0 and the WIPO Advanced Distance Learning Course on IP Management (DL-450);
- Phase 2: the DL-450 final exam paper and an IP essay outlining the candidate’s motivation to study IP and how it relates to their current or future entrepreneurial plans (due by July 16, 2026, +0 GMT);
- Phase 3: the offline seminar held in Seoul, South Korea, from November 9 to 12, 2026(subject to change) where participants can build their IP knowledge and skills for business success
* The schedules above are subject to change depending on the situation
How to apply?
Registration for AICC’s IP Panorama 2.0 course is currently open on the KIPO Academy website (www.kipoacademy.kr) until April 19 (~11:59 p.m. Korea Time). Through the program, participants will learn more about IP issues from a business perspective, and after successfully completing the course, they will receive an AICC certificate enabling them to progress to the special DL-450 course for the AICC program.
Step 1
| SESSION | REGISTRATION | COURSE DATES | EXAM |
| 1 (IP Panorama 2.0) | 3 Mar. - 27 Mar. | 16 Mar. - 26 Apr. | 26 Apr. - 27 Apr. (GMT +0) |
| 2 (IP Panorama 2.0) | 23 Mar. - 19 Apr. | 30 Mar. - 10 May | 10 May - 11 May (GMT +0) |
| SPECIAL COURSE: DL-450 | 4 May - 20 May | 25 May - 6 July | 7 July - 16 July |
Step 2
| STEP | DATE | DETAILS |
| IP ESSAY WRITING | 7 July - 16 July | The essay will be based on up to four DL-450 case-based questions, the participant's motivation for learning IP, and their intended use of the knowledge in their entrepreneurial plans |
| EVALUATION & SELECTION | 16 July - 29 Aug. | International participants will be selected by WIPO, and Korean participants will be selected by MOIP and KIPA for the offline workshop |
Step 3
| STEP | DATE | DETAILS |
| OFFLINE WORKSHOP | 9 Nov. - 12 Nov. | Tuition: sponsored course Target: selected participants from STEP 2 |
Please contact the program administrator at certificate@kipa.org if you have any inquiries about the workshop or if you are having technical difficulties and would like the administrator to apply on your behalf.