Hosted the IP5 GDTF (Global Dossier TF) User Group meeting and jointly hosted the IP5 GDTF joint meeting (Seoul)

The 10th president, Mintae Kim, Senior Vice President of CJ CHEILJEDANG Corporation, took office

Meeting with JIPA(Japan Intellectual Property Association)

KINPA membership surpasses 300 members (226 regular members, 74 associate members)

Meeting with LESI(Licensing Executive Society International)

Visits to Bridgestone ∙ Resonac ∙ IPIAGA(Intellectual Property & Intangible Assets Governance Association) and IPLA(IP Landscape Association), and meetings on IP Landscape-related topics

Meeting with JETRO(Japan External Trade Organization)

MOU signed between KOIPA (Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency) and KINPA

Establishment of KINPA Compliance Task Force

Meeting with FICPI(International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys) (Jeju)

Launch of the KINPA Advisory Board

MOU signed between LESK(Licensing Executive Society Korea) and KINPA

Meetings with the Chinese Trademark Association

Meetings with the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys

Meetings with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Visits to IPLA(IP Landscape Association) and IPGI(IP Governance Initiative), and meeting on IP Landscape-related topics

The MOU between the KINPA and the AIPPI, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property

Hosted the IP5 User Group meeting and jointly hosted the IP5 joint meeting (Seoul)

The 9th president, Bomsu Yeh, Executive Director of KT, took office

The Landscape Committee was newly put in place

Meetings with the Intellectual Property High Court of Korea

Meetings with the American Intellectual Property Law Association, AIPLA

Published Hidden Notes for Chinese Patent Application, KINPA Insight Vol.01, KINPA’s practical IP guides.

Held the 55th CIPO Summit (changed the name from CIPO Breakfast Meeting)

Secured membership from more than 250 firms

Participated in the WIPO’s General Assembly in Genève, Switzerland, for the first time in KINPA’s history

Hosted a meeting for Vietnamese civil officers

The MOU between the KINPA and the Law Business Research (Asia) Ltd.

KINPA’s secretariat moved into a larger location

Published The KINPA Story, KINPA’s white paper

Participated in a User’s Session of the TM5 Meeting, the first of its kind.

Meetings with the Intellectual Property High Court of Korea

The 8th president, Kyunghyun Min, Vice President of SK Hynix, took office for the second term in a row.

Published A Guide for IP Contract for Small Firms

Hosted the 14th KINPA Conference as a two-day long one

WIPOApproved as an observer by World Intellectual Property Organization

Participated in KIPO’s invention promotion committee

Received a Plaque of Appreciation (KT&G Co., Ltd.)

Secured membership from more than 200 firms

Set up Software Committee

Held the 1st KIGC, KINPA International Golf Classic

The 7th president, Kyunghyun Min, Vice President of SK Hynix, took office.

Received a Prime Minister’s prize on the 55th Invention Day

Meetings with the Intellectual Property High Court of Korea

Hosted the IP5 User Group meeting and jointly hosted the IP5 joint meeting (Incheon)

Meetings with the Intellectual Property High Court of Korea

The 6th president, Junghoon OH, Vice President of LG Display, took office for the second term in a row.

Meetings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office

KOTRAMeetings with KOTRA

Established Consultation Committee

Adopted Associate Membership program

The 5th president, Junghoon OH, Executive Director of LG Display, took office.

Newly attended the IP5 TF Global Dossier (USA)

Meetings with Chinese civil officers

Meetings with the European Patent Office

The 4th president, Seungho Ahn, Vice President of Samsung Electronics, took office for the third term in a row.

Meetings with the Patent Public Advisory Committee

Hosted the IP5 User Group meeting and jointly hosted the IP5 joint meeting (Busan)

Meeting with WIPO

Breakfast meeting with International Trademark Association (Seoul)

The 3rd president, Seungho Ahn, Vice President of Samsung Electronics, took office for the second term in a row.

Meeting with the Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board

Held the KINPA’s signboard of hanging ceremony

Attended the IP5 meeting (France), the first of its kind for KINPA

Attended the Industry IP5 meetings

Founded the KINPA’s former incorporation and changed its title to Korea Intellectual Property Association

Delivered IP mentoring programs to small enterprises

Held the general assembly of incorporation and proclaimed the ceremony of establishment

The 2nd president, Seungho Ahn, Vice President of Samsung Electronics, took office.

Delivered the 1st practical IP training to KINPA members

Meeting with the Intellectual Property Owners Association

Jointly hosted the 2009 IPMS Conference

Meeting with Japan Intellectual Property Association (Japan)

Hosted the 1st CIPO breakfast seminar

The 1st KINPA Annual Conference

The 1st KINPA general workshop for membership companies

Founded the Korea Intellectual Property Organization

(The 1st president being Jung-hwan Lee, vice president of LG Electronics, and 67 firms, including LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics, participating)