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On May 7, 2023, KAIPO and Korean-American Intellectual Property Bar Association (KAIPBA) went out a golf outing together and competed to win the Korean-American Intellectual Property (KAIP) President Cup trophy at the Twin Lakes Golf Course.
KAIPO team was led by Captain Jaehwan Oh and supported by Golf Committee Chair Jae Lee. KAIPBA team was led by Captain Sungyup Chung and supported by Vice President Thomas Hong. Congratulation to the KAIPO team for winning the first KAIP President Cup.
On May 3, 2023, KAIPO kicked off the Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (ANNHPI) heritage month in a fireside chat event with our special guest Yoon S. Ham, a name partner at Hauptman Ham, LLP, and a moderator Charles Kim. In this fireside chat, Mr. Ham shared his journey of how a foreign student overcame the obstacles to grow as a U.S. patent practitioner.
KAIPO participated in the Employee Fair portion of new Employee Experience (NEX@USPTO) series of events in March 9, 2023. Many employees have been hired in the virtual space and have not received their badges. To that end, the Patents Organization is sponsoring a New Employee Experience (NEX@USPTO) series of events in March. The events are for new employees only living within a 50-mile radius of our Alexandria, Va., headquarters. New employees will meet Patents leadership, tour the campus, get their PIV/badge, meet co-workers, and participate in training and engagement activities. Visit the NEX@USPTO site for more information. It was great opportunity to meet those new examiners and connect them to KAIPO.
On March 9, 2023, KAIPO sponsored coffee, tea and water breaks during the three-day event “Meeting on Mentoring, Affinity Groups and the Collection of Demographic Data.” The Office of International Patent Cooperation hosts nearly 50 delegates from global intellectual property offices (IPOs) both in person and online for a private, three-day workshop on the priority topics of mentorship, voluntary employee organizations and demographic data. The event aligns with the 2023 International Women’s Day theme, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality” and as such, topics will address the current and future-state of underrepresentation among women within the IP ecosystem.
This was an opportunity for KAIPO to introduce us to the delegates, answer questions and network.
Hello members and friends of KAIPO,
2022 Korea-US Intellectual Property Forum and PCT Roundtable was held on October 28th at National Harbor during the AIPLA conference week. The event kicked off with welcoming remarks from Young-Jae Kim, Minister of Economic Affairs, and Chung K. Pak, Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings. Various Korean IP organizations across U.S. gathered at the forum and shared their knowledge and initiatives in their respective IP space. Participants included leaders and representatives from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Korea Patent Attorneys Association (KPAA), Korea-American Intellectual Property Bar Association (KAIPBA), Korean-American Intellectual Property Organization (KAIPO) at the USPTO, KOTRA IP-Desk (New York and Los Angeles), PCT Korea Center, Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), GI Research, and Korea Institute of Intellectual Property Promotion (KIPRO). Sixteen of our KAIPO members, officers, and guests joined the forum and got together for a social event afterwards. We would like to express our gratitude to the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and PCT Korea Center for creating a forum for these organizations and promoting cooperation.
Speakers on front row:
Alex Paek (GI Research), James Lee (KAIPO), Wanho Jang (KIPRO), Yeong-Jin Heo (KPAA), Chung Pak (Maryland Office), Hyun-suk Lim (Embassy of Republic of Korea ), Taewook Park (KIPO), Yun J Kim/Dami Park (KOTRA IP-DESK), Sujin Park (KAIPBA)
KAIPO members, officers, guest on back row:
Charles Kim, Tawri Matsushige, Taelor Kim, Eliza Yang, Sunki Yoo, Andrew Kim, Dae Kim, Harry Kim, Vikie Kim, Matt Kim, Chanel Jhin, Stephanie Ham, Seong Ah Shin, Thomas Hong
James Lee introducing KAIPO at the forum and sharing plans for cooperation with external stakeholders
Short articles published on Korea Times about this IP forum: http://www.koreatimes.com/article/1438896, http://www.koreatimes.com/article/1438425
Please support KAIPO by becoming a member today. If are interested in serving as an officer please reach out to james.lee1@uspto.gov or join us in our next board meeting (announced in KAIPO Teams Channel).
Regards,
James Lee
President of KAIPO