1. 2002 Seoul International Intellectual Property Conference was held October 12 to 15

AIPPI Korea, in association with LES (Licensing Executive Society) Korea, successfully held the 2002 Seoul International Intellectual Property Conference in the Westin Chosun Hotel, Seoul from October 12 to 15, 2002. Over 260 people from 25 countries attended the conference including 150 Korean participants.

Under the theme of "Intellectual Property and Licensing," 23 speakers presented valuable information during 5 sessions. On Sunday, October 13, in the first session, 6 topics on the
"Issue of New Trends in Intellectual Capital" were discussed. The speakers included Thierry Sueur, president of LES International 2001/2002, Mr. Vincenzo M. Pedrazzini, Secretary General of AIPPI Switzerland, Mr. Jurgen Schmid- Dwertmann, Special Adviser to the Director General of WIPO, Mr. Rodney De Boos, former president of LES International 1997/1998, Mr. David Braunstein, Vice President of Fairfield Resources International, Inc. and Mr. Heinz Goddar, former president of LES International 1999/2000.In the second session, 5 issues entitled "Valuation of Intellectual Property" were presented by Mr. Hideki Ohtuyama, president of PLX Co., Ltd, Mr. Melvin F. Jager, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, Mr. Zhongjun Zheng, Zhongzi Law Office, Patrick O'Reilley, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, Professor Karl F. Jorda, Franklin Pierce Law Center.On Monday, October 14, in the third session, 5 topics on "Licensing strategies on Intellectual Property" were discussed.

Speakers, including Mr. James R. Sobieraj, president of LES USA/Canada 2002/2003, Mr. Masashige Ohba, Ohba, Ozaki & Shimasue, Mrs. Beatrice Leigh, GlaxoSmithKline, Mr. Jai-wook Lee, Oracle Korea, Ltd, Mr. Luigi Saglietti, Saglietti & Associati, gave interesting and informative speeches.

In the fourth session, 4 issues regarding "Trademarks and Trade Dress" were discussed. Speakers included Mr. Clark W. Lacket, King & Spalding, Mr. Luis Bazy Baz, Elzaburu, Mr. Georges Nahitchevansky, Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zlssu, P.C., Mr. Jae-beom Park, BBDO/Dongbang.

In the fifth session, 6 topics in "Information Technology & E-Commerce" were addressed by the speakers including Mr. David Hill, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, Mr. Tae-Yeon Cho, Cho & Parthers, Mr. Michael Lechter, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Mr. Su-Deok Jang, Vice President & General Counsel of Information & Telecommunications I.P. Association (ITIPA), Mr. Alfred Chaouat, Thomson Multimedia. On Tuesday, October 15, the LES Pan-Asian Meeting was led by speakers including Mr. Yoon-bae Kim, Chair of LES International Pan-Asian Committee and Masashi Kurose, vice chair of LES International Pan-Asian Committee.

The Industrial Sector Meeting was also added on Tuesday, October 15 to discuss the Korean Automobile and IT and E-Commerce Industries. In the Automobile Industry Sector Meeting, the history of the Korean automobile industry was introduced.

Also, covered was the remarkable development of production and exports, which led to Korea gaining a ranking of No. 5 in the world wide automobile industry.In the IT and E-Commerce Sector Meeting, topics on (a) Semiconductor-Industry, (b) Computer Industry and (c) Introduction of the IT Business were discussed. On the last day of the conference on October 15, 2002, the conference participants visited the KIA Automobile factory in Hwasung and the Samsung Electronics factory in Suwon as a part of the Industrial Inspection Tours.The workshop leaded by Mr. Yoon Bae Kim, President of AIPPI-Korea, Mr. Duk Yul Back President LES-Korea and Dr. Heinz Goddar former President of LES International.

2.The Third Joint Meeting with AIPPI Big Three in the Asian Region

Followed by the 1st Joint Meeting with AIPPI Big Three in the Asian Region in Tokyo Japan in 2000 and 2nd in Beijing, China, 2001.The Third Joint Meeting with AIPPI Big Three in the Asian Region was also successfully held on October 10-12, 2002 at the Westin Chosun Hotel, Seoul, Korea. The meeting was co-hosted by AIPPI Japan, China and Korea.

On 10th of October, there was Opening Reception at Westin Chosun, Seoul. 70 participants attended and two speakers from each group presented the following issues in two sessions; And the following 4th Joint Meeting with AIPPI Big Three will be held in 2004, in Tokyo because the AIPPI EXCO/FORUM will be held in 2003, in Seoul.

Session I - Advantages and Disadvantages of Centralized Jurisdiction on IntellectualProperty CasesSpeakers: Mr. Li Yong (China), Mr. Kenj Yoshitake ( Japan), Mr. Seong-ki Kim (Korea)

Session II - The Impact on the Amendments of the Trademark Acts for Accession to the Madrid ProtocolSpeakers: Mr.Wu Qun (China), Mr. Kozo Takeuch (Japan), Mr. Ho-Hyun Nam (Korea)On Saturday, 12th of October 2002, there was a tour to Kangwha-Island with about 30 persons

3.The officers and board members of AIPPI Korea and Members of 2003 AIPPI EXCO/
    FORUM Organizing Committee Joint Meeting on September 12, 2002

The officers and Board Members of AIPPI Korea and Members of 2003 AIPPI EXCO/ FORUM Organizing Committee jointly held a meeting on September 12, 2002 in Kangnam, Seoul for the preparations of forthcoming events such as the 2003 AIPPI EXCO/FORUM, 2002 Seoul I.P. International Conference and the Joint Meeting with AIPPI Big Three.

4.The Officers of AIPPI Korea met on December 13, 2002.

The Officers of AIPPI Korea met on December 13, 2002 at the Westin Chosun Hotel, Seoul. The officers reported results of the two recent conferences, the 2002 Seoul International I.P. Conferences and the AIPPI Joint Meting of Korea, Japan and China, which were held from October 10th to 15th, 2002 and discussed the preparations of the forthcoming 2003 AIPPI EXCO/FORUM Meeting. The participants were Mr. Sung-ki Kim (Secretary), Mr. Sung-taik Kim (V.P.), Mr. Yang-oh Kim (Treasurer), Mr. Yoon-bae Kim (President), Mr. Man-ho Song (V.P.), Mr. Kwan-ho Shin (V.P.), and Mr. Young-pyo Hong (V.P.).

5. AIPPI 2003 EXCO Meeting will be held from Oct. 12-15, 2003.

The 2003 AIPPI EXCO Meeting will be held at the Grand Intercontinental Hotel, Seoul on October 12 to 15, 2003.

At the meeting, delegates from each country will discuss various administrative matters and scientific matters including the following 3 Questions:

1) Q-173 : Issues of Co-existence of Trademarks and Domain Names.

2) Q-174 : Jurisdiction and Applicable Law in thecase of Cross Border
    Infringement ofI.P. Rights.

3) Q-175 : The Role of Equivalents and Prosecution. History in Defining
    the Scope of Patent Protection.

6. The 3rd AIPPI World Intellectual Property FORUM will be held from Oct. 10-12,
    2003.

The 3rd AIPPI I.P. World FORUM plans to hold in the COEX, Seoul, from 10th to 12th October, 2003. Various topics will be addressed during 4 sessions covering the following:
 

Session I:Issues of the co-existence of trademarks and domain names: public versus private international registration system.

Session II:The role of equivalents and prosecution history in defining the scope of patent protection.

Session III:Need to enlarge patent protection tonew fields of economic activity (software, business methods, biotechnology, etc) Session IV:Patent Protection and Commercial ization in (a) IT and e-business (b) Chemical, and Biotechnology and (c) Automotive Aerospace Industry.

7. The First Announcement (Brochure) of the 2003 AIPPI EXCO/FORUM was printed
   inNovember, 2002
 

The First Announcement (Brochure) of the 2003 AIPPI EXCO/FORUM was printed in November of 2002. One thousand volumes out of a total number of 3,000 volumes issued were distributed in Wellington, New Zealand during the 47th APAA Council Meeting


8. AIPPI-Korea always welcome you at its Web Site

The Korean National Group of the AIPPI had already launched its web site: http://www. aippikorea.org. You can access the international AIPPI web site through the site and vice versa. The addresses of the AIPPI-Korea related web sites are as follows:
 

* 2003 AIPPI EXCO/ FORUM : http://www.aippi2003.org
* AIPPI (international) web site : http://www.aippi.org
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