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WIPO-PPO-KIPO Eastern European Regional Forum On Using INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY(IP) Panorama For Building Capacity of Small and Medium-Sized

Enterprises (SMEs) For Strategic Intellectual Property Management

“IP Awareness and Capacity Building Programs of Public Institutions in Korea”

Mi-Young Han

President of Korea Women Inventors Association (KWIA)

April 2, 2009

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Contents Contents

Introduction of KWIA II

IIII Role of KIWA and its operation

IIIIII Success of KIWIE and its Impact

ⅣⅣ Operation of the WWIEA

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Ⅰ. Introduction of KWIAⅠ. Introduction of KWIA

1993 Held founding conference Of “KWIA”

1994 Received approval incorporated association from KIPO

2008 Have 4,500 women members who won patented technology

Rapid increase of registered members

08 년

4500

93 년

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Korea Women Inventors Association(KWIA)

Korea Women Inventors Association(KWIA)

KWIA, Women and InventionKWIA, Women and Invention

Development ofHuman resources

for Invention

Development ofHuman resources

for Invention

Promotion of Invention

Commercialization

Promotion of Invention

Commercialization

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Key Role of KWIA

Mothers’Role

Possibility of Living invention

Delicate Senses observanceFlexibility

Why Inventions by Women ? Why Inventions by Women ?

Creation of Economic Effectivenessby Awaking Women’s Creativity

Creation of Economic Effectivenessby Awaking Women’s Creativity

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Ⅱ. Role of KWIA and its OperationⅡ. Role of KWIA and its Operation

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Key Projects of KWIA Key Projects of KWIA

Commercialization ofPatented Technology

Commercialization ofPatented Technology

Exposition & Commercialization

Exposition & Commercialization

Korea International

Women’s Invention Exposition

Support for participation in

International Exhibition of

Invention

Patent Attorney Services

Women invention fair

Korea International

Women’s Invention Exposition

Support for participation in

International Exhibition of

Invention

Patent Attorney Services

Women invention fair

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Key Projects of KWIA Key Projects of KWIA

Proliferation of Invention Culture

Proliferation of Invention Culture

Seminar for Outstanding

Inventions by women

Campaign for IP for Disabled

Women

Inventive Family Festival

Publishing the monthly Magazine

“Inventors”

Seminar for Outstanding

Inventions by women

Campaign for IP for Disabled

Women

Inventive Family Festival

Publishing the monthly Magazine

“Inventors”

Various eventsVarious events

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Key Projects of KWIA Key Projects of KWIA

Development of Human ResourcesFor Women Invention

Development of Human ResourcesFor Women Invention

Women IP Seminars

Women Invention Workshop

Women Invention Instructor

Programs

Invention Camps for Women

University Students

Women IP Seminars

Women Invention Workshop

Women Invention Instructor

Programs

Invention Camps for Women

University Students

Education & CertificateEducation & Certificate

Increasing Ratio of Women’s IP Increasing Ratio of Women’s IP

Number of Patent Applications Submitted by Women Number of Patent Applications Submitted by Women

2008

7,772

2001

4,032

92.8%92.8%

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Ⅲ. Success of Korea International

Women’s Invention Exposition and its Impact

Ⅲ. Success of Korea International

Women’s Invention Exposition and its Impact

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Korea International Women's Invention Exposition Korea International Women's Invention Exposition

Korea International Women's Invention Exposition 2008 HOSTED BY KWIA, SPONSORED BY KIPO

MAY 8th~10th 2008 IN SEOUL

MORE THAN 30 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED

PROMOTED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT of INTERNATIONAL

WOMEN INVENTORS & ENTREPRENEURS

and EXCHANGED INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCES

PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PRACTICAL MARKET

DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS MATCHING

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Korea International Women's Invention Forum Korea International Women's Invention Forum

Korea International Women's Invention Forum

FASCILITATING IP DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES OF WOMEN INVENTORS

& SMEs ENTREPRENEURS

HOSTED BY KWIA, 8th~10th MAY 2008 IN SEOUL

WOMEN INVENTORS NETWORK FOR BUSINESS (WIN4B)

SHARING THE VARIOUS CASES OF GOVERNMENT SUPPORT POLICES

BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN DEVELPED COUNTRIES AND DEVELOPING

COUNTRIES

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KIWIE 2009 KIWIE 2009

SCHEDULESCHEDULE

Korea International Women’s Invention Exposition 2009 Period of Exposition : 5. 1(Fri) ~ 4(Mon) Venue : Coex Pacific Hall, Seoul, Korea Hosted by : KIPO Organized by : KWIA Application Period: March 31, 2009 Method of Application : E-mail and Website

Korea International Women's Invention Forum 2009Time/Date : 10:00-16:00, May 4 Hosted by : KIPO &  WIPOOrganized by: KWIATheme : Successful Global market access for Women Inventors and Entrepreneurs

Website : www.kiwie.or.kr

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Ⅳ. Operation of the World Women Inventors & Entrepreneurs

Association (WWIEA)

Ⅳ. Operation of the World Women Inventors & Entrepreneurs

Association (WWIEA)

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World Women Inventors and Entrepreneurs Association (WWIEA) World Women Inventors and Entrepreneurs Association (WWIEA)

Women Inventors Network for Business(WIN4B)

Provided all necessary support such office space,

personnel and operating expenses by KWIA

Eligible Entity : Organizations associated with

inventions, Business organizations and

Women-owned business with patented inventions

website: www.wwiea.org

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In the future, the World Women Inventors and Entrepreneurs Association will

work toward to solve the problem of slow growth caused by the lack of

knowledge and awareness of the intellectual property rights among women

inventors and small-medium business operators; and make sure that the

women inventors and SMEs entrepreneurs of developing nations are not

neglected and overlooked in protecting their intellectual property rights

compared with those  in developed countries. Any woman can achieve the

economical gap by securing intellectual property right. This could all happen

from one small and simple idea. We have developed such programs to

encourage any woman to come up with idea and develop into full invention in

her daily life. I call this

WWIEA WWIEA

Life- Inventions

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International Workshop for Women Inventors

and Entrepreneurs 2009

Period of Workshop : 5.5 ~ 5.9

Hosted by : KIPO, WIPO

Organized by: KWIA

WWIEA WWIEA

Thank You !!