AIPPI KOREAInternational Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
August 2003 , http://www.aippikorea.org Vol.5

The 2003 AIPPI -Korea Annual Meeting was held on February 19, 2003.

The 2003 AIPPI-Korea Annual Meeting was held at Samjung Hotel from 11:30 to 14:00 on Wednesday, February 19th , 2003. Approximately 50 members participated.

At the Meeting, two scientific lectures were presented. One was presented by Professor Moon Hwan Kim of Kook Min University under the topic of " Law and Electronic Business ". It was followed by Dr. Dae In Kim of Good Law. He spoke about " Intellectual Property Rights and Brilliance of the Traditional Culture."

The annual meeting was followed after the lectures. The meeting agenda include 2002 Business Report, 2002 Audit Report, Business Plan for 2003, Budget for 2003, Report of the 2003 AIPPI Seoul EXCO/FORUM Organizing Committee, Report of AIPPI-Korea Program Committee, Interim Report for 2012 AIPPI Seoul Congress.

The Board Meeting of AIPPI -Korea was held on February 7, 2003.

The Board Meeting of the AIPPI-Korea was held on February 7, 2003 at Samjung Hotel. Fifteen board members participated and the members discussed about the important and various issues including the forthcoming 2003 AIPPI EXCO/ FORUM, which is to be held in October at COEX Convention Center, Seoul. The names of the board members who participated at the meeting are as follows:

Mr. Yoon Bae KIM, Mr. Ea Roo KANG, Mr. Seong Taik KIM, Mr. Yang Oh KIM, Mr. Man Ho SONG, Mr. Kwan Ho SHINN, Mr. Young Phil LEE, Mr. Young Pyo HONG, Mr. Jae Ryun SONG, Ms. Young KIM, Mr. Seung Young MOON, Ms. In Sil LEE, Mr. Yoon CHAE, Mr. Kyung Han SOHN, Mr. Duk Yeul BAEK.

Nine Members will represent the Korean National Group of AIPPI at the 2003 AIPPI EXCO Meeting from Oct. 12-15, 2003.

At the 2003 AIPPI EXCO Meeting, which will be held at Grand Intercontinental Hotel, Seoul from October 12 to 15, 2003, the following nine members including the President of the AIPPI-Korea will join as the delegate of the Korean National Group of the AIPPI. The names of the nine members who will represent the Korean National Group of the AIPPI are as follows:

Mr. Yoon -Bae KIM (President), Mr. Jang-Won PARK (V.P.), Mr. Seong-Taik KIM (V.P.), Mr. Kwan-Ho SHINN (V.P.), Mr. Man-Ho SONG (V.P.), Mr. Young-Pyo HONG (V.P.), Mr. Seong-Ki KIM (Secretary), Mr. Yang-Oh KIM (Treasurer), Mr. Kyung-Han SOHN (Chairman of the Program Committee ).

EXCO Working Committee Member for Q.173

Mr. Jong-Yoon KIM was nominated as a Working Committee Member for Q.173 - "Issues of Co-existence of Trademarks and Domain Names." He will represent the Korean National Group of the AIPPI as a working committee member for the forthcoming year.

Suggested Topics for the 3rd AIPPI World FORUM.

For the 3rd AIPPI World Intellectual Property FORUM, which will be held in COEX, Seoul from October 10 to 12, 2003, topics were prepared and reported to the Bureau of AIPPI. The topics were suggested to the Bureau, based on the suggestions of the Program Committee, which was held in June 21 in Lisbon. The suggestions from the Secretary General and the suggestions from the Korean National Group of the AIPPI were also included in the list of the suggested topics. The forum topics for the four sessions suggested are as follows.

The Secretary General of the AIPPI will visit Seoul from March 14th & 15th, 2003.

The General Secretary of the AIPPI, Mr. Vincenzo M. Pedrazzini is scheduled to visit Seoul from March 14 to 15, 2003. In furtherance to the submission of the draft budget for the 2003 EXCO/FORUM and the submission of the suggested topics of the 2003 FORUM to the AIPPI Bureau, Mr. Pedrazzini proposed to visit Seoul and have a meeting with the members of the Organizing Committee for the 2003 AIPPI EXCO/FROUM.At the meeting, Mr. Pedrazzini and the members of the Organizing Committee will discuss about such issues as the forthcoming 2003 AIPPI EXCO/FROUM and the preparations for the two meetings. The local PCO will also participate at the meeting.

The brochure of the 2003 AIPPI EXCO/FORUM.

With the distribution of the first Announcement of the 2003 AIPPI EXCO/FORUM in last November, new brochures are being prepared to be issued in the near future. For the new brochures, programs and schedules of the 2003 AIPPI EXCO and 2003 AIPPI FORUM will be introduced in two separate pamphlets and more concrete and in-depth information on two meeting will be presented.

AIPPI-Korea always welcomes you at its Web Site

At the web site of the Korean National Group of the AIPPI, you can find various and recent information about the AIPPI-Korea. The web site is always being upgraded and you can access to the AIPPI International web site through this site and vice versa. The address of the web site for the Korean National Group of the AIPPI is http://www. aippikorea.org.

* You can find the most recent topics (SUBJECTS) on the 2003 AIPPI FORUM at the site introduced in the above.

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
* We would appreciate your suggestions and ideas.

If you are interested in becoming an active member, AIPPI-Korea cordially invites you to contact, and you may give your comments also to the editor as follows:

AIPPI Korea Secretariat
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Seoul 137-870, Korea
Tel: 598-8654/5, Fax: 598-8656
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