WIPO-PPO-KIPO Eastern European Regional Forum On Using INTELLECTUAL

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” April 3, 2009 Mi-Young Han President of Korea Women Inventors Association (KWIA) 0

Contents I Introduction of KWIA II Role of KIWA and its operation III Success of KIWIE and its Impact Ⅳ Operation of the WWIEA 1

Ⅰ. Introduction of KWIA 2

Korea Women Inventors Association (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 incr ease of registered members 4500 10 93년 08년

KWIA, Women and Invention Promotion of Invention Commercialization Development of Human resources for Invention 4

Why Inventions by Women ? Creation of Economic Effectiveness by Awaking Women’s Creativity Mothers’ Role Possibility of Living invention Delicate Senses observance Flexibility Key Role of KWIA 5

Ⅱ. Role of KWIA and its Operation 6

Key Projects of KWIA Commercialization of Patented Technology Exposition & Commercialization § Korea International Women’s Invention Exposition § Support for participation in International Exhibition of Invention § Patent Attorney Services § Women invention fair 7

Key Projects of KWIA Proliferation of Invention Culture Various events § Seminar for Outstanding Inventions by women § Campaign for IP for Disabled Women § Inventive Family Festival § Publishing the monthly Magazine “Inventors” 8

Key Projects of KWIA Development of Human Resources For Women Invention Education & Certificate § Women IP Seminars § Women Invention Workshop § Women Invention Instructor Programs § Invention Camps for Women University Students 9

Increasing Ratio of Women’s IP Number of Patent Applications Submitted by Women 7, 772 92. 8% 4, 032 2001 2008

Ⅲ. Success of Korea International Women’s Invention Exposition and its Impact 11

Korea International Women's Invention Exposition 2008 HOSTED BY KWIA, SPONSORED BY KIPO MAY 8 th~10 th 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 MACHING 12

Korea International Women's Invention Forum FASCILITATING IP DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES OF WOMEN INVENTORS & SMEs ENTREPRENEURS HOSTED BY KWIA, 8 th~10 th MAY 2008 IN SEOUL WOMEN INVENTORS NETWORK FOR BUSINESS (WIN 4 B) SHARING THE VARIOUS CASES OF GOVERNMENT SUPPORT POLICES BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN DEVELPED COUNTRIES AND DEVELOPING COUNTIRES 13

KIWIE 2009 SCHEDULE Korea International Women’s Invention Exposition 2009 ü Period of Exposition : 5. 1(Fri) ~ 4(Mon) ü Venue : Coex Pacific Hall, Seoul, Korea ü Hosted by : KIPO ü Organized by : KWIA ü Application Period: March 31, 2009 ü Method of Application : E-mail and Website Korea International Women's Invention Forum 2009 üTime/Date : 10: 00 -16: 00, May 4 ü Hosted by : KIPO & WIPO üOrganized by: KWIA üTheme : Women Inventors and Entrepreneurs and Global Market Access Website : www. kiwie. or. kr 14

Ⅳ. Operation of the World Women Inventors & Entrepreneurs Association (WWIEA) 15

World Women Inventors and Entrepreneurs Association (WWIEA) Women Inventors Network for Business(WIN 4 B) 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 16

WWIEA 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 . Living- Invention 17

WWIEA International Workshop for Women Inventors and Entrepreneurs 2009 Period of Workshop : 5. 5 ~ 5. 9 Hosted by : KIPO, WIPO Organized by: KWIA 18

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