KAIPO
Leadership of KPAA visited Alexandria HQ and was welcomed by James Lee, Thomas Hong, and Taelor Kim.
Young-Jin Heo (second left, Vice President) and Kyungmin Chung (center, Director) serve for the International Affairs Committee of KPAA, a chartered professional bar association of Korean patent attorneys (변리사), headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. This was a long delayed visit due to pandemic, and we hope to see you next year.
Leadership of KEA visited Alexandria HQ and was welcomed by James Lee, Thomas Hong, Taelor Kim, Moo Jeong, and James Choi (not pictured).
Chung Won Park (center) is Vice President of KEA, the largest organization representing Korea’s electronics & IT industries. It was great pleasure to meet and learn more about recent trends of IP practices and demands in Korean electronic industries.
The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea held the National Foundation Day and Armed Forces Day reception at the residence of the Ambassador on October 11th, 2022. The Ambassador welcomed and served guests including U.S. government officials, foreign diplomats, Korean-Americans as well as Korean War veterans. The leadership of the Korean-American Intellectual Property Organization (KAIPO) was delighted to be part of this celebration and to represent the Korean-American community at the USPTO.
Front row: Taelor Kim (Annual Meeting Committee Chair), Hyun-suk Lim (IP Attaché from KIPO), Charles Kim (Executive Advisor), Mrs. Kim, James J. Lee (President), Thomas Hong (International Coordination and Outreach Committee Chair)
Back row: Jonathan Lee (Outdoor Event Officer), Dae Kim (Community Day Committee Chair
Not pictured: James Choi (Technology Officer)
Please contact us at kaipo@uspto.gov for any inquiries or membership requests.
Eric Yoon from the San Jose satellite office visited Alexandria headquarter and was welcomed by James Lee (President) and Thomas Hong (International Coordination and Outreach Committee Chair).
Eric is our New Examiner Mentoring Committee Chair and lead for KAIPO’s First Year Examiner program. Thank you for the warm gift you brought us!
