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Since 2000s we have been focused on intellectual property(IP) as the value and role of intellectual property increases in a knowledge-based society. IP has an important value in itself and it is becoming more and more important because of its impact on the economy and industry. Especially it has a strong impact in the creative economy. Some developed countries have been prepared and strengthened their environment related to IP since the 1980s. To enhance IP competence, we first need to understand the status of manpower working in the main IP field. The field usually can be classified into three areas; IP creation, IP utilization, and IP protection. Thus the purpose of the present study is to understand on IP experts and forecast the labor demand in Korean IP market. Unfortunately there was no agreed definition about IP experts. So we tried to define the concept and scope of IP experts. Basically IP experts designed as two functions, dedicated works and support services, based on three areas as shown above. Finally we set up 18 occupations in the IP fields. And to forecast occupational demand, we substituted the accumulated data in related groups for the KRIVET’s mathematical forecasting model. We used the accumulated data in accordance with the Korean standard occupational classification system. We understand IP experts as key personnel led the creative economy and forecast the demand. And we expect that these results can be used to train their appropriate skills and create jobs in related fields.