KIWIE 2015 Report

Korean International Women Invention Exposition (KIWIE) commenced on May 15th and lasted up to 18th in aT center. It was hosted by Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), organized by Korean Women Inventors Association (KWIA) and supported by International Federation of Inventor’s Associations (IFIA). Mr. Alireza Rastegar, IFIA President took part in this marvelous event and he was pleased to observe a great multitude of women coming from various countries as well as the visitors who made this event more lively and vibrant by their strong presence.

This exposition aims to enhance economic activities for the women internationally through securing Intellectual Property rights, designing IP-related educational contents for women, creating methods to support the domestic and overseas inventors, sharing success stories and expanding networks by information transmission.
KIWIE grasps this great opportunity of women’s assembly by organizing a workshop titled IP Wave for Creative Women leaders to make the participants aware of IP rights and promote its creation and utilization. In the closing ceremony, relying on the International Jury evaluation, two women were awarded IFIA medals by IFIA President.