Our program will include topics such as The Value and Importance of Protecting Designs, Filing and Prosecuting U.S. Patent Applications, Korea’s Evolving Patent Litigation in a Comparative Context, U.S. IP Policy Directions & Corporate IP Strategies, and Overview of Korea's Competition Law and Consumer Protection Laws, and more. The seminar will be conducted in English & Korean, with AI providing real-time translation between both languages. If you wish to attend, 

It is hosted by the Korean Ministry of Intellectual Property, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the USA, Korea IP Association, Korea Institute of Intellectual Property Protection, and the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency.

Speakers include:

• Sarah Ahn, Economic Minister, Korean Embassy

• Charles Kim, Deputy Commissioner, USPTO

• Russ Jacobs, Director, Managing Corporate Counsel, Starbucks

• Dunstan Barnes, Ph.D., Partner, MBHB

• Jennifer Chheda, Ph.D., Partner, Jones Day

• Bowon Kwon, Judge, IP High Court of Korea

• Manyeol Han, Counselor for IP, Korean Embassy

• Sung Keun Kim, Minister Counselor for Competition Affairs, Korean Embassy

• Sunghye Oh, Director, US Capital IP Center

• Hyun Kyung Lee, Director, PCT Korea Center

• Sungwoo Baek, Director, KOSME GBC-NY