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ASIAN IP FORUM

Date & Time: Tuesday, November 11

14:00 – 17:00

Place: Pelangi, Ground Level, Shangri-La‟s Rasa

Sayang Resort & Spa

Moderators: Mr. Patrick Yang-Oh Kim,

Senior Vice-President

Mr. Hirohito Katsunuma,

Senior Vice-President

Mr. Alex Ferdinand S. Fider

Co-Chair of the APAA Academy Group

INTRODUCTORY COMMENT BY A MODERATOR

Mr. Patrick Yang Oh Kim, Senior Vice-President announced

that Mr. Kim, Mr. Hirohito Katsunuma, also Senior

Vice-President, and Mr. Alex Ferdinand Fider, Co-Chair of the

APAA Academy Group would preside at the Asian IP Forum as

Moderators. Mr. Kim informed that there would be 12 or so APAA

Groups among all the 18 Recognized Groups to make their

presentation of their summary Group reports at the Forum.

Moderator Kim asked the reporters to limit their presentation

to within five minutes each, due to the time constraints.

REPORTS BY THE RECOGNIZED GROUPS

For this year‟s Asian IP Forum, the representatives of

the next 12 Recognized Groups presented the highlights of their

Group reports:

1. Australia Group

Mr. Paul Harrison, President of the Australian Group

2. Hong Kong Group

Mr. Tim Hancock, President of the Hong Kong Group

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3. India Group

Mr. Hari Subramaniam, Vice-President of the APAA

4. Indonesia Group

Mrs. Migni Myriasandra Noerhadi, President of the

Indonesia Group

5. Japan Group

Mr. Shigeru Inaba, President of the Japan Group

Taking over the role of Moderator from Mr. Patrick Kim,

Mr. Hirohito Katsunuma, Senior Vice-President presided over the

next session of the presentation of the reports by the

Recognized Groups.

6. Korea Group

Mr. Jordan Kim, Councilor of the Korean Group

7. Myanmar Group

Mr. Thein Aung, President of the Myanmar Group

8. New Zealand Group

Mr. John Glengarry, President of the New Zealand Group

9. Pakistan Group

Ms. Khushnum Muncherji, President of the Pakistan

Group

10. Philippine Group

Mr. Pablo Gancayco, President of the Philippine Group

11. Singapore Group

Ms. Yew Woon Chooi, President of the Singapore Group

12. Thailand Group

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Mr. Rutorn Nopakun, Vice-President of the APAA

REPORTS BY SIX STANDING COMMITTEES

Mr. Alex Ferdinand Fider, Co-Chair of the APAA Academy

Group took charge of the role of Moderator for the presentation

of the Committee reports by the six Standing Committees,

allocating respective speaker 10 minutes each.

The names of Co-Chairs of the Standing Committees having

delivered their Committee reports were as follows:

1. Patents Committee

Ms. Kay Konishi, Co-Chair

2. Copyright Committee

Mr. Jason Chan, Co-Chair

3. Anti-Counterfeiting Committee

Mr. Ta-Chung Chiang, Co-Chair

4. Designs Committee

Mr. Wes Jones, Co-Chair

5. Emerging IP Rights Committee

Dr. Charles Tansey, Co-Chair － Reported on the

highlights of the Group reports.

Mr. Hong-Gyun Kim, Co-Chair – Reported on the

discussions and outcome of the Special Topics.

6. Trademarks Committee

Mr. Kazuhiro Nakata, Co-Chair

CLOSING of THE FORUM

Mr. Alex Ferdinand S. Fider, Co-Chair of the APAA Academy

Group informed that the Recognized Group reports, Committee

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reports, and Special Topic reports would be uploaded onto the

APAA website in due course. Expressing his appreciation for

the preparation for their reports made by the Recognized Groups

and the Co-Chairs of the six Standing Committees, Mr. Fider

closed the session for the Asian IP Forum in Penang, Malaysia.

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REPORT OF APAA 2013-2014

This report shows the status and activities of APAA to

cover the period from the 62nd Council Meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam

(October 19-22, 201) up to the time of preparation for the 63rd

Council Meeting in Penang, Malaysia (November 8-11, 2014).

I. STATE OF MEMBERSHIP

Jan. 1 Jan. 1 Jan. 1

2012 2013 2014

Australia* 160 161 161

Bangladesh* 14 14 14

Bhutan 1 1 1

Brunei Darussalam 4 4 4

Cambodia 2 3 4

Hong Kong* 134 132 131

India* 185 217 220

Indonesia* 69 72 69

Japan* 650 681 634

(Additional

Members: 45)

Korea* 375 360 360

Lao P.D.R 3 3 3

Macau* 12 13 15

Malaysia* 67 78 80

Mongolia 1 2 2

Myanmar* 9 9 10

Nepal 4 4 4

New Zealand* 30 31 34

Pakistan* 117 98 102

Philippines* 75 72 69

Singapore* 83 87 81

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Sri Lanka* 20 20 21

Taiwan* 181 183 195

Thailand* 67 69 75

Vietnam* 47 52 48

Total 2,310 2,366 2,382

* Recognized Group formed.

HONORARY PRESIDENTS, PAST PRESIDENTS, OFFICERS AND COUNCILORS

OF APAA (2012 – 2015)

HONORARY PRESIDENTS

Mr. Masao Okabe (Japan)

Mr. William D. Howie (New Zealand)

PAST PRESIDENTS

Mr. Kiyoshi Asamura (Japan)

Mr. Myung-Shin Kim (Korea)

Dato V. L. Kandan (Malaysia)

Mr. Alonzo Q. Ancheta (Philippines)

Mr. Kenji Yoshida (Japan)

OFFICERS

1. President: Mr. C. K. Kwong (Hong Kong)

2. Senior Vice-Presidents: Mr. Patrick Yang-Oh Kim (Korea)

Mr. Hirohito Katsunuma (Japan)

3. Secretary General: Mr. Kozo Takeuchi (Japan)

4. Treasurer: Ms. Yew Woon Chooi (Singapore)

5. Vice-Presidents:

Mr. Lee Pippard (Australia)

Mr. Salahuddin Abdullah (Bangladesh)

Ms. Rebecca Lo (Hong Kong)

Mr. Hari Subramaniam (India)

Ms. Erna L. Kusoy (Indonesia)

Mr. Shigeru Inaba (Japan)

Mr. Dong-Yol Yoon (Korea)

Mr. Nuno Sardinha da Mata (Macau)

Ms. Linda Wang (Malaysia)

Mr. Thein Aung (Myanmar)

Mr. Frank Callus (New Zealand)

Mr. M. Yawar Irfan Khan (Pakistan)

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Ms. Aleli Angela G. Quirino(Philippines)

Mr. Dedar Singh Gill (Singapore)

Mrs. Suganthie Wijayasuriya Kadirgamar(Sri Lanka)

Ms. Jennifer Lin (Taiwan)

Mr. Rutorn Nopakun (Thailand)

Mr. Pham Nghiem Xuan Bac (Vietnam)

COUNCILORS

Australia: Mr. Grant Adams, Mr. Paul Harrison, Ms. Saskia Jahn, Mr. Andrew Morton, Mr. Greg Munt, Mr. Lee Pippard,

Mr. David Webber Bangladesh: Mr. Salahuddin Abdullah Hong Kong: Ms. Peggy Cheung, Mr. Mike Flint, Ms. Andrea Fong,

Mr. Timothy Hancock, Mr. C. K. Kwong, Ms. Rebecca Lo

India: Mr. Sunil Krishna, Mr. Mahesh Miglani, Mr. Vikrant Rana, Mr. Jyoti Sagar, Mr. Amarjit Singh, Mr. Hemant Singh Ms. Prathiba Singh, Mr. Hari Subramaniam

Indonesia: Mrs. Cita Citrawinda Noerhadi, Mrs. Migni Myriasandra Noerhadi, Mr. George Widjojo

Japan: Mr. Hiromichi Aoki, Mr. Kiyoshi Asamura, Mr. Fumihiko Hirose, Mr. Kei Iida, Mr. Shigeru Inaba, Mr. Yasutaka Iwamoto, Mr. Satoshi Kabasawa, Mr. Hirohito Katsunuma, Ms. Keiko Kawakami, Mr. Kazuhiko Kido, Ms. Kay Konishi, Mr. Yoshio Kumakura,

Ms. Taeko Kunugi, Mr. Masashi Kurose, Ms. Minako Mizuno, Mr. Kazuhiro Nakata (new), Mr. Takao Ochi, Mr. Masao Okabe, Mr. Kazuaki Okimoto, Mr. Nobuyoshi Sakuragi, Mr. Kozo Takeuchi, Ms. Michiko Uji, Mr. Kenji Yoshida

Korea: Mr. Kook-Chan An, Mr. Jeong-Hun Heo, Mr. Ea-Roo Kang, Mr. Kee-Hyo Kim, Mr. Myung-Shin Kim, Mr. Seong-Ki Kim, Mr. Yang-Oh Kim, Mr. Yong-Sik Kim, Ms. Jeong-Won Lee, Mr. Ho-Hyun Nahm, Mr. Won-Seok Oh, Mr. Jong-Kyun Woo, Ms. Seung-Yun Yeom, Mr. Dong-Yol Yoon

Macau: Mr. Nuno Sardinha da Mata Malaysia: Dato V. L. Kandan (Ex Officio), Mr. Chuah Jern Ern,

Mr. Michael Soo, Ms. Linda Wang, Mr. Wong Sai Fong Myanmar Mr. Thein Aung

New Zealand:Mr. Anton Blijlevens, Mr. Frank Callus, Mr. John Glengarry

Pakistan: Mr. M. Yawar Irfan Khan, Ms. Khushnum Muncherji, Ms. Farzana Rustom, Mr. Ali Kabir Shah, Mr. Sultan Ahmed Sheikh

Philippines:Mr. Alonzo Q. Ancheta (Ex Officio), Mr. Ramon S. Esguerra, Mr. Pablo M. Gancayco, Ms. Aleli Angela G. Quirino, Mr. Bienvenido I. Somera, Jr.

Singapore: Mr. Dedar Singh Gill, Mr. Soh Kar Liang, Ms. Winnie Tham, Ms. Woon C. Yew

Sri Lanka: Mr. J. M. Swaminathan, Ms. Suganthie Wijayasuriya

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Taiwan: Ms. Candy Chen, Mr. Ta Chung Chiang, Mr. Yu Lan Kuo, Mr. Kingson C. Lai, Mr. J. K. Lin, Ms. Jennifer

Lin, Mr. Frank F. J. Liu, Mr. Justin Wu Thailand: Mr. Rutorn Nopakun, Mr. Satyapon Sachdecha, Ms. Say Sujintaya, Ms. Darani Vachanavuttivong Vietnam: Mr. Chu Van Quyen, Mr. Pham Nghiem Xuan Bac

RECOGNIZED GROUPS AND GROUP PRESIDENTS

Australia Group: Mr. Lee Pippard (2010-2013)

Mr. Paul Harrison (2013- )

Bangladesh Group: Mr. Salahuddin Abdullah (1995- )

Hong Kong Group: Mr. Tim Hancock (2009 - )

India Group: Mr. Hari Subramaniam (2010-2013)

Mrs. Prathiba M. Singh (2013- )

Indonesia Group: Ms. Migni Myriasandra Noerhadi

(2009- )

Japan Group: Mr. Kozo Takeuchi (2009-2012)

Mr. Shigeru Inaba (2012- )

Korea Group: Mr. Dong-Yol Yoon (2009-2012)

Mr. Ho-Hyun Nahm (2012- )

Macau Group: Mr. Nuno Sardinha da Mata (2009- )

Malaysia Group: Mr. Michael Soo (2006- )

Myanmar Group: Mr. Thein Aung (2011- )

New Zealand Group: Mr. Frank Callus (2004-2012)

Mr. John Glengarry (2012- )

Pakistan Group: Mr. Mohammad Fazil Bharucha

(2009-2012)

Ms. Khushnum Muncherji (2012- )

Philippine Group: Mr. Ramon S. Esguerra (2009-2012)

Mr. Pablo M. Gancayco (2012- )

Singapore Group: Mr. Dedar Singh Gill (2009-2012)

Ms. Yew Woon Chooi (2012- )

Sri Lanka Group: Ms. Suganthie Wijayasuriya

(2006-2012)

Mr. J. M. Swaminathan (2012- )

Taiwan Group: Ms. Jennifer Lin (2006-2012)

Mr. Justin Wu (2012- )

Thailand Group: Mr. Chavalit Uttasart (2009-2012)

Mrs. Darani Vachanavuttivong

(2012- )

Vietnam Group: Mr. Pham Nghiem Xuan Bac (2006- )

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Executive and Advisory Committees

Executive Committee (ExCom)

President: Mr. C. K. Kwong (Hong Kong)

Senior Vice-Presidents:

Mr. Patrick Yang-Oh Kim (Korea)

Mr. Hirohito Katsunuma (Japan)

Secretary General: Mr. Kozo Takeuchi (Japan)

Treasurer: Ms. Yew Woon Chooi (Singapore)

Advisory Committee (AdCom)

Members:

Mr. Kenji Yoshida, Immediate Past President

(Japan)

Mr. Kiyoshi Asamura, Past President (Japan)

Mr. Myung-Shin Kim, Past President (Korea)

Mr. Kingson C. Lai, Councilor (Taiwan)

Mr. Amarjit Singh, Councilor (India)

Mr. Greg Munt, Councilor (Australia)

Honorary Members:

Dato V. L. Kandan, Ex-Officio Councilor (Malaysia)

Mr. Alonzo Ancheta, Ex-Officio Councilor

(Philippines)

STANDING COMMITTEES

1. ANTI-COUNTERFEITING COMMITTEE

Co-Chairpersons

Ms. Caroline Francis (Malaysia)

Mr. Ta-Chung Chiang (Taiwan)

Mr. Yong Sik Kim (Korea)

Members

Australia: Mr. Andrew Morton, Mr. Chris Owens, Mr.

Ian Rose

Bangladesh: Mr. M. Hafizullah

Hong Kong: Mr. Steven Birt, Ms. Twiggy Liu,

Mr. Anthony Tong

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India: Mr. Vikram Grover, Mr. Amarjit Singh,

Mr. Jatin Trivedi

Indonesia: Mr. Justisiari P. Kusumah, Mr. Endra

Agung Prabawa

Japan: Mr. Masashi Kurose, Mr. Manabu

Miyajima, Mr. Akira Watanabe

Korea: Mr. Sun Chang, Mr. Jong-Kyun Woo

(Temporary substitute for Mr.

Beom-Seok Kang), Ms. Hyun-Shu Lee

(Temporary substitute for Mr. Tae-Jun

Suh)

Macao: Mr. Carlos Simoes

Malaysia: Mr. Wong Sai Fong, Ms. Tai Foong Lam

New Zealand: Ms. Corinne Blumsky

Pakistan: Mr. Salim Hasan, Mr. Hasan Irfan Khan,

Mr. Mohammad Ali Zahed

Philippines: Mr. Alex Ferdinand S. Fider,

Mr. Ray Anthony Pinoy

Singapore: Mr.Sukumar Karuppiah, Mr. Wong Siew

Hong

Sri Lanka Mr. Sudath Perera

Taiwan: Ms. Yu Lan Kuo, Ms. Jeanne Wang, Ms.

Ting Ting Wu

Thailand: Mr. Sukhprem Sachdecha, Mr. Titirat

Wattanachewanopakorn

Vietnam: Mr. Duong Thanh Long

2. COPYRIGHT COMMITTEE

Co-Chairpersons

Mr. Jason Chan (Singapore)

Ms. Prathiba Singh (India)

Ms. Cita Citrawinda Noerhadi(Indonesia)– Withdrew on

April 1, 2014

Members

Australia: Mr. Grant Adams, Mr. Nik Ramchand,

Ms. Rosie Stramandinoli

Bangladesh: Mr. Nur Muhammad Abdullah

Hong Kong: Mr. Tan Loke Khoon, Mr. Henry Wheare,

Ms. Adelaide Yu

India: Mr. Chetan Chadha, Mr. Gaurav Miglani,

Mr. Sudeep Chatterjee (Mr. A. A. Mohan,

deceased.)

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Indonesia: Mr. Frans H. Winarta, Ms. Rahajeng

Handayani

Japan: Mr. Kei Iida, Mr. Yasutaka Iwamoto, Mr. Takao Kohno

Korea: Mr. Jong-Won Hong, Ms. Jong-Sun Kim,

Ms. Ji-Hyun Kim

Macao: Mr. Nuno Mata

Malaysia: Mr. Chew Phye Keat, Ms. Cindy Goh

New Zealand: Mr. Michael Brown

Pakistan: Ms. Amna Salman Ahmed, Ms. Saira Osman

Bhatti, Mr. Syed Saeeduddin Nasir

Philippines: Ms. C. Risel G. Castillo-Taleon, Ms.

Ma. Teresa M. Trinidad

Singapore: Ms. Boo Yee Swan, Mr. Lam Chung Nian

Sri Lanka Mr. Nithi Murugesu

Taiwan: Mr. Roger Chang, Ms. Hsiaoling Fan,

Ms. Yvonne Y. F. Lin

Thailand: Mr. Franck Fougere, Mr. Suebsiri

Taweepon

Vietnam: Mr. Doan Hong Son

3. DESIGNS COMMITTEE

Co-Chairpersons

Mr. Peter Heathcote (Australia)

Ms. Minako Mizuno (Japan)

Mr. Wes Jones (New Zealand)

Members

Australia: Mr. Ross Clark, Mr. Paul Massey,

Mr. Scott Walker

Bangladesh: Mr. Md. Zahirul Islam

Hong Kong: Mr. Ted Chwu, Ms. Mena Lo, Mr. Laurence

Thoo

India: Mr. H. W. Kane, Mr. Essenese Obhan,

Mr. Sharad Vadehra

Indonesia: Mr. Insan Budi Maulana, Ms. Nadia

Ambadar

Japan: Mr. Keiichi Yamamoto (temporary

substitute for Ms. Ayako Mitsuno),

Ms. Junko Saito, Mr. Toru Watanabe

Korea: Mr. Yong-Woon Kim (Temporary

substitute for Mr. Young-Cheol Byun),

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Mr. Yong-Jin Lee, Ms. In-Gyung Baek

(Temporary substitute for Mr. Pil-Jin

Park)

Macao: Mr. Bruno Nunes

Malaysia: Mr. Teo Bong Kwang, Ms. Lee Siew Ling

New Zealand: Mr. Colin Woodroffe

Pakistan: Mr. Bilal Ahsan, Ms. Zarina Iqbal,

Mr. Sultan Ahmed Sheikh

Philippines: Ms. Lorna Patajo-Kapunan, Mr.

Bienvenido I. Somera, Jr.

Singapore: Ms. Angeline Lee, Mr. Alvin Lim

Sri Lanka Ms. Surani Wickramaratna

Taiwan: Mr. Edmund M. H. Chi, Mr. Jeffrey Hsu,

Mr. David Jou

Thailand: Ms. Say Sujintaya, Ms. Darani

Vachanavuttivong

Vietnam: Mrs. Le Thi Kim Dzung

4. EMERGING IP RIGHTS COMMITTEE

Co-Chairpersons

Dr. Charles Tansey(Australia)

Mr. Kowit Somwaiya (Thailand)

Mr. Hong-Gyun Kim (Korea)

Members

Australia: Mr. Chris Atichian, Mr. Joseph Kwok,

Mr. Nigel Parker

Bangladesh Mr. Shafiqul Islam

Hong Kong: Mr. Benjamin Choi (new), Ms. Anita

Leung, Mr. Jeffrey McClean (new)

India: Mr. Calab Gabriel, Mr. Shumanto Gupta,

Mr. Chander M. Lall

Indonesia Mr. Kusno H. Kuncoro, Mr. Heru Lukito

Japan: Mr. Tomoya Kurokawa (new), Ms. Michiko

Uji

Korea: Ms. Keum-Nang Park, Ms. Young-Joo Roh,

Mr. Byeong-Hoon Yoon

Macao: Mr. Joao Encarnacao

Malaysia: Ms. Jyeshta Mahendran, Mr. Ong Boo Seng

New Zealand: Mr. Tom Robertson

Pakistan: Ms. Hameeda Asif, Ms. Khushnum

Muncherji, Mr. Aquil Ali Shah

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Philippines: Mr. Ramon S. Esguerra, Ms. Ma. Trinidad

P. Villareal

Singapore: Mr. Alban Kang, Mr. Jonathan Foong

Sri Lanka Mr. J. M. Swaminathan

Taiwan: Mr. Fu-Chu Chen, Ms. Grace W. T. Liao,

Mr. Jerry Lin (new)

Thailand: Ms. Areeya Pornwiriyangkura

Vietnam: Mr. Dang The Duc

5. PATENTS COMMITTEE

Co-Chairpersons

Mr. Casey (Kook-Chan) An (Korea)

Ms. Kay Konishi(Japan)

Mr. Paul Harrison (Australia)

Members

Australia: Mr. Brett Connor, Mr. David Lee, Mr.

David Webber

Bangladesh: Mr. M. A. Kashem Bhuiyan

Hong Kong: Mr. Andrew Cobden, Mr. Mike Flint,

Mr. Tim Letters

India: Ms. Niti Dewan, Mr. Sanjay Kumar,

Mr. Hari Subramaniam

Indonesia: Mr. Prayudi Setiadharma

Japan: Mr. Tetsuhiro Horie, Mr. Shigeyuki

Nagaoka, Mr. Toshiharu Ogawa

Korea: Mr. Sung-Jin Chun, Mr. Min-Cheol Kim,

Ms. Eun-Kyeong Lee

Macao: Mr. Nuno Simoes

Malaysia: Mr. Chuah Jern Ern, Mr. Chris Hemingway

New Zealand: Mr. Robert Snoep (temporary substitute

for Mr. Greg Lynch)

Pakistan: Ms. Maria Farrukh Khan, Mr. Khwaja

Shoaib Mansoor, Mr. Ali Kabir Shah

Philippines: Mr. Eduardo Escano, Ms. Marilen

Montoya-Capisanan

Singapore: Ms. Low Pei Lin, Mr. Martin Schweiger

Sri Lanka Mr. John Wilson (Jr.)

Taiwan: Ms. Candy Chen, Ms. Tzu-Lien Ou, Mr.

Shen-Yee Tu

Thailand: Mr. Satyapon Sachdecha, Ms.

Pattarakorn Tangkaravakun

Vietnam: Mr. Duong Tu Giang

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6. TRADEMARKS COMMITTEE

Co-Chairpersons

Ms. Jeong-Won Lee (Korea)

Mr. Kazuhiro Nakata (Japan)

Dr. Joyce Ho (Taiwan)

Members

Australia: Mr. Andrew Butler, Ms. Saskia Jahn,

Ms. Jennifer McEwan

Bangladesh: Mr. Salahuddin Abdullah

Hong Kong: Ms. Peggy Cheung, Ms. Chloe Lee, Mr.

Barry Yen

India: Mr. Vikrant Rana, Mr. Hemant Singh, Mr.

Mohan Vidhani

Indonesia: Mr. George Widjojo, Ms. Erna L. Kusoy

Japan: Mr. Daisaku Fujikura, Ms. Emi Ashihara

(new), Mr. Kozo Takeuchi

Korea: Ms. Seo-Young Im, Ms. Kyoung-Sun Lee,

Mr. Doung-Jay Lee (Temporary

substitute for Mr. Se-Joong Oh)

Macao: Mr. Luis Reigadas

Malaysia: Ms. Su Siew Ling, Mr. Benjamin Thompson

Myanmar: Mr. Thein Aung

New Zealand: Mr. Philip McCabe

Pakistan: Mr. Yawar Irfan Khan, Ms. Seema Shahid

Mansoor, Ms. Farzana Rustom

Philippines: Mr. Enrique T. Manuel, Mr. Augusto S.

San Pedro

Singapore: Ms. May Tan, Ms. Renee Xavier

Sri Lanka Ms. Anomi I. Wanigasekera

Taiwan: Mr. Jui-Hsien Huang, Ms. Julia Hung,

Mr. Wen Hsien Lee

Thailand: Ms. Prasantaya Bantadtan, Mr.

Phatthrawat Nakaranuruck

Vietnam: Mr. Le Dang Tho

AD-HOC COMMITTEES

1. Membership Extension and Development Committee

Co-Chairs: Mr. Amarjit Singh (India)

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Mr. Ho-Hyun Nahm (Korea)

Mr. Michael Soo (Malaysia)

Members: Mr. Hirohito Katsunuma (Japan)

Mr. Yawar I. Khan (Pakistan)

Mr. Rutorn Nopakun (Thailand)

2. Special Projects/Programs Committee

Chair: Mr. Philip Thoreau (New Zealand)

Vice Chair: Mr. Muhammad Yawar Irfan Khan (Pakistan)

Members: Ms. Murgiana Haq (Singapore)

Mr. Masashi Kurose (Japan)

Mr. Yong-Sik Kim (Korea)

Ms. Lorna Patajo-Kapunan (Philippines)

3. Statutes Revision Group

Chair: Mr. Henry Wheare (Hong Kong)

Vice Chair: Mr. Greg Munt (Australia)

Members: Mr. Alonzo Ancheta (Philippines)

Mr. Hirohito Katsunuma (Japan)

Mr. Alban Kang (Singapore)

Mr. Bienvenido Somera, Jr. (Philippines)

Mr. Hari Subramaniam (India)

4. Conference Committee

Chair: Mr. C. K. Kwong, President

Vice Chair: Mr. Patrick Yang Oh Kim,

Senior Vice-President

Members: Mr. Kiyoshi Asamura, Past President

Mr. Myung-Shin Kim, Past President

Dato V. L. Kandan, Past President

Mr. Alonzo Ancheta, Past President

Mr. Kenji Yoshida, Past President

Mr. Kingson C. Lai, Councilor

Mr. Casey Kook-Chan An, Chairperson of

Organizing Committee of Jeju

Conference 2010

Mr. Ramon Esguerra, Chairperson of

Organizing Committee of Manila

Conference 2011

Ms. Darani Vachanavuttivong, Chairperson of

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Organizing Committee of Chiang Mai

Conference 2012

Mr. Pham Nghiem Xuan Bac, Chairperson of

Organizing Committee of Hanoi

Conference 2013

5. Financial Advisory Committee

Chair: Mr. C. K. Kwong, President

Vice Chair: Mr. Hirohito Katsunuma, Senior Vice-President

Members: Mr. Myung-Shin Kim, Past President

Dato V. L. Kandan, Past President

Mr. Alonzo Ancheta, Past President

Mr. Kenji Yoshida, Past President

Ms. Yew Woon Chooi, Treasurer

GROUPS

1. APAA Academy Group

Co-Chair (Conference Programs):

Mr. Alex Ferdinand S. Fider (Philippines)

Co-Chair (Professional Training):

Mr. Anton Blijlevens (New Zealand)

Co-Chair (Publication):

Mr. Pravin Anand (India)

Members: Mr. Alonzo Q. Ancheta (Past President)

Mr. Satyapon Sachdecha (Thailand)

Mr. Keisuke Soeda (Japan)

Ms. Marion Heathcote (Australia)

Ms. Cyril Chua (Singapore)

Mr. Kenny Wong (Hong Kong)

2. WEBSITE GROUP

Chair: Mr. Tan Tee Jim (Singapore)

Members:

Mr. Charles Chen (Taiwan), Mr. Wes Jones (New Zealand),

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Ms. Ng Yeung May (Malaysia), Mr. Yasutaka Iwamoto

(Japan), Mr. Hirohito Katsunuma (Japan)

VIII. APAA MEETING

ExCom/AdCom Meeting in Penang, Malaysia in February, 2014

The ExCom/AdCom Meeting was held at the Shangri La Rasa Sayang

Hotel, the conference hotel for the APAA 63rd Council Meeting,

in Penang, Malaysia from February 28-March 3 this year. With

the Organizing Committee of the APAA Malaysia Group, the

ExCom/AdCom members exchanged views and offered advice

regarding the preparation for the Penang Council Meeting 2014,

including the registration fees, possible number of

participants, hotel accommodations, etc. The members

conducted sight inspection tours to the conference hotels, the

venues for the social functions, and selected sightseeing spots

on the Excursion Day for the Penang Council Meeting, during

their stay. At the ExCom/AdCom Meeting in Penang, the matter

of the management and administration of the APAA were also

deliberated

IX. INVITATIONS FROM WIPO

The Asian Patent Attorneys Association as an accredited

non-governmental organization, which is affiliated to the World

Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), was invited to send

representatives to various WIPO seminars and conferences as

stated below:

1) Launch of the WIPO Publication: “World Intellectual

Property Report 2013” Brands-Reputation and Image in the

Global Marketplace (Geneva, Nov. 14, 2013)

2) 8th Session of the Working Group on the Development of the

Lisbon System (Geneva, Dec. 2-6, 2013)

3) 52nd Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member

States of WIPO (Geneva, Dec. 10-12, 2013)

4) 20th Session of the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents

(SCP)(Geneva, Jan. 27-31, 2014: Ms. Catherine Eun-Kyeong

Lee of Korea and Mr. Tetsuhiro Horie of Japan attended on

behalf of the Association.)

5) 26th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee on

Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional

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Knowledge and Folklore (IGC)(Geneva, Feb. 3-7, 2014)

6) 9th Session of the Advisory Committee on Enforcement (Geneva,

March 3-5, 2014)

7) 31st Session of the Standing Committee on the Law of

Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical

Indications (SCT)(Geneva, March 17-21, 2014)

8) 27th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee on

Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional

Knowledge and Folklore (IGC)(Geneva, March 24-Apr. 4, 2014)

9) WIPO Director General‟s Meeting with the Representatives

of NGOs (WIPO New Building, March 25, 2014)- Rescheduled

10）24th Session of the Committee of Experts of the Nice Union

for the International Classification of Goods and Services

for the Purpose of the Registration of Marks (Geneva, Apr.

28-May 2, 2014)

11) 53rd Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member

States of the WIPO (Geneva, May 8-9, 2014)

12) 4th Session of the Committee on WIPO Standard (CWS)(Geneva,

May 12-16, 2014)

13) 13th Session of the Committee on Development and

Intellectual Property (CDIP)(Geneva, May 19-23, 2014)

14) 7th Session of the PCT Working Group (Geneva, June 10-13,

2014: Mr. Paul Harrison, Co-Chair of the Patents Committee,

Australia and Mr. Min-Cheol Kim, Korea attended,

representing the APAA.)

15) 4th Session of the Working Group on the Legal Development

of the Hague System for the International Registration of

Industrial Designs (Geneva, June 16-18, 2014)

16) 9th Session of the Working Group on the Development of the

Lisbon System (Appellation of Origin)(Geneva, June 23-27,

2014)

17) 28th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee on

Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional

Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) (Geneva, July 7-9, 2014)

18) 54th Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States

of the WIPO (Geneva, Sept. 22-30, 2014)

19) 12th Session of the Working Group on the Legal Development

of the Madrid System for the International Registration of

Marks (Geneva, Oct. 20-24, 2014) & a Madrid Working Group

Roundtable(Geneva, Oct. 23-24, 2014)

20) Invitation to a WIPO Meeting for IGOs and NGOs for the Project on Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer: “Common Challenges – Building Solutions” (Geneva, Oct. 28, 2014)

21) 21st Session of the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents

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(SCP)(Geneva, Nov. 3-7, 2014: Ms. Catherine Eunkyeong Lee

attended the Session representing the APAA.)

22) 14th Session of the Committee on Development and

Intellectual Property (CDIP)(Geneva, Nov. 10-14, 2014)

X. INVITATIONS FROM RELATED ORGANIZATIONS

The Asian Patent Attorneys Association was invited by the

Affiliated Organizations for the following meetings:

1) 2014 LES Global Technology Impact Forum (GTIF)(Geneva, Jan.

19-21, 2014)

2) AIPLA Mid-Winter Institute (Phoenix, USA, Jan. 29-Feb. 1,

2014)

3) ABA Midyear Meeting (Chicago, USA, Feb. 5-11, 2014)

4) ABA 29th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference,

Section of IP Law (Washington, D.C., Apr. 2-4, 2014: Mr.

Kenji Yoshida, Past President attended the Conference, on

behalf of the APAA.)

5) FICPI ExCo Meeting (Kyoto, Japan, Apr. 6-10, 2014: Mr.

Hirohito Katsunuma, Senior-Vice President attended the

Meeting on behalf of the Association.)

6) FICPI Japan Kyoto Symposium (Kyoto, Japan, Apr. 10-12,

2014)

7) IACC Annual Spring Conference (Hong Kong, China, May 7-9,

2014)

8) INTA Annual Meeting (Hong Kong, China, May 10-14, 2014) &

17th NGO Coordination Meeting (Hong Kong, May 12, 2014) (Mr.

C. K. Kwong, President attended both Meetings on behalf of

the APAA.)

9) AIPLA Spring Meeting (Philadelphia, USA, May 15-17, 2014)

10) 2014 LESI Annual Conference (Moscow, Russia, May 18-21,

2014: Mr. C. K. Kwong, President attended the conference

on behalf of the Association.)

11) ECTA Annual Meeting (Alicante, Spain, June 18-21, 2014: Mr.

Hirohito Katsunuma, Senior-Vice President attended the

Meeting on behalf of the Association.)

12) ABA Annual Meeting (Boston, USA, Aug. 7-12, 2014)

13) AIPPI 44th World IP Congress (Toronto, Canada, Sept. 14-18,

2014: Mr. C. K. Kwong, President attended the Congress, on

behalf of the Association.)

14) AIPLA Annual Meeting (Washington, D. C., USA, Oct. 23-25,

2014: Mr. Patrick Yang-Oh Kim, Senior Vice-President

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attended the Meeting representing the APAA.)

15) FICPI Exco Meeting (Barcelona, Spain, Nov. 1-5, 2014) &

15th Open Forum (Nov. 5-7, 2014)

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Workshop Sessions

(Sunday, November 9)

Place: Pelangi Room, Shangri-La‟s Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa

1. 1st Session (14:00 – 15:15)

Theme: Managing IP Disputes Through Alternative Dispute

Resolution Mechanisms

Introduction – Ms. Linda Wang, Moderator

Zaid Ibrahim & Co., Malaysia

(1) Mr. Erik Wilbers, Speaker

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, Switzerland

Title: Arbitration, Mediation, Conciliation –

The Future of IP Dispute Resolution?

(2) Ms. Keum Nang Park, Speaker

Lee & Ko, Korea

Title: Taking Control of Your IP Dispute Using ADR

(3) Judge Sir Colin Ian Birss, Speaker

Justice, England & Wales High Court, Chancery

Title: ADR v. Litigation in IPR Disputes: One

Judge‟s Perspective

2. 2nd Session (15:35 – 17:00)

Theme: Understanding the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)

for Faster Patents

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Introduction – Mr. Christopher J. Bird, Moderator

Allens, Australia

(1) Mr. Gwilym Roberts, Speaker

Kilburn & Strode, U.K.

Title: When and How to Use the PPH Effectively

(2) Prof. Mark Abumeri, Speaker

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, U.S.A.

Title: What are the Advantages and Disadvantages

of Doing PPH?

(3) Mr. Hiroyuki Hashimoto, Speaker

Miyoshi & Miyoshi, Japan

Title: PPH in APAA Countries

The two Workshop Sessions were held in the afternoon of

November 9, the 2nd day of the Penang Council Meeting, in Pelangi

Room of the Shangri-La‟s Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa.

The main topic dealt with, this time, for the First Session

was “Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)” while that for the

Second Session was “Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)”.

The three distinguished speakers in each session offered

their very inspiring expert opinions and suggestions to the

participants at the Workshop on the occasions. When three

panelists finished their presentations in each Session, a “Q

& A session” was held and questions raised from the floor were

replied and clarified by the panelists.

In completion of these Workshop Sessions, mementoes were

presented by Mr. C. K. Kwong, APAA President, to the respective

speakers so as to express the Association‟s appreciation of the

participation, preparation, and dedication of the speakers.

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Speech Texts

Opening Ceremony

(Evening of November 8, Saturday)

ASIAN PATENT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION (APAA)

63RD COUNCIL MEETING IN PENANG

8 ~ 11 November 2014

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHIEF MINISTER OF PENANG

MR. LIM GUAN ENG

at The Opening Ceremony of the APAA 63rd Council Meeting on 8

November 2014

The Honourable Tan Sri Hasan bin Lah, Senior Federal Court

Judge

Sir Colin Ian Birss, Justice, England & Wales High Court

(Chancery Division)

Puan Shamsiah Kamarudin, Director General of Malaysian

Intellectual Property Office (MyIPO)

Mr. CK Kwong, President of the Asian Patent Attorneys

Association

Distinguished Guests, Members of the Media, Ladies and

Gentlemen,

[1] It is my distinct pleasure to be here today to officiate

the opening of the 63rd Council Meeting of the Asian Patent

Attorneys Association (“APAA”). A very warm welcome to

each of you. This is an august forum, a gathering of

intellectual property professionals to discuss the

subject-matter of their expertise and a truly

international meeting, with participants coming not only

from the Asian countries but also from the Americas, Europe,

UK, Australia, New Zealand and around the globe.

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[2] Thank you for choosing Penang as the venue for the 63rd

Council Meeting. Needless to say, we are delighted to be

playing host.

[3] Despite being the second smallest state in Malaysia,

Penang is amongst the top foreign direct investment (FDI)

state in Malaysia. We are also the traditional leader for

the electrical and electronics industries. Penang houses

more than 300 multinational companies within the region,

playing host to nearly all the marquee and top brand names.

[4] Some of you may already have experienced Penang as a

tourist. We are a well-known tourist destination and

through careful planning, we have managed to maintain the

delicate balance between a highly urbanised, developed

state and the physical, living heritage that has made us

a UNESCO World Heritage City.

[5] With tourism itself, we are carving a niche as a leading

provider of medical tourism. About two-thirds of

national medical tourism receipts now come from Penang and

our hospitals service about 60% of the total foreign

medical tourists who come to Malaysia for healthcare. No

less than seven major private hospitals provide high

quality yet affordable healthcare to both local and

foreign patients.

[6] In addition to becoming a medical city, Penang also aims

to be a regional education hub. Today, Penang offers nine

reputable international schools and more than 30 public

and private universities and colleges.

[7] We pay close attention too to our services industry through

sectors such as tourism, healthcare, education,

hospitality, MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and

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Exhibitions), property and logistics.

[8] As for the MICE industry, construction is well underway

to build the Subterranean Penang International Conference

& Exhibition Centre (SPICE), which will be a massive

underground exhibition centre with “Penang People‟s Park”

on the ground above that will include a sports arena as

well as an aquatic centre.

[9] We are also embarking on developing the Penang Tech Centre

modelled as a scientific laboratory, which will become a

public showcase of science, technology and innovation as

well as a centre for convergence of industry, innovators

and thinkers. You may be interested to know that Penang

is the only state in Malaysia to offer free wi-fi in public

places.

[10] I am personally passionate about innovation, creativity

and trade. Penang can be a center for creativity by

leveraging on our 3Ts of talent, technology and tolerance.

For a Creative Cluster to be established, we need to

protect intellectual property rights. There is no

substitute for a system of effective intellectual property

protection if we aspire to own a world-class economy. IP

systems underpin global trade and investment and will

increasingly do so. That is the reality.

[11] IP has proven itself to be a key driver of economic growth

globally. Successful commercial enterprises have shown

that by harnessing IP properly, it can be a valuable

game-changer to deliver sustained competitive advantage

for both enterprises and economies. We take full

cognisance of this and that it is essential that we fully

develop Penang as a campus for intellectual property

creators. This will be critical in our vision to transform

Penang into an international and intelligent city. The

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State fully embraces the importance of intellectual

property to the future of Penang and it seems more than

apt that Penang is the host venue of a meeting of

intellectual property practitioners, most of whom, are at

the top of their game.

[12] Let me thank, in closing, the Malaysia Country Group of

the Asian Patent Attorneys Association for making the

initial bid some years ago to host this Meeting in Penang

and for successfully realising it today. No doubt much

work, effort, time and commitment have gone into planning

and organising this Meeting.

[13] Over the next few days, I hope that you will enjoy the many

programs, learning and networking opportunities which the

Council Meeting offers. I hope too that you will have some

time to explore Penang during your stay. Penang is a truly

remarkable place, like a rich, charming, old grande dame,

if I may say, full of mystery, heritage and culture but

vibrant enough to keep it fresh and exciting. And, of

course, don‟t miss the opportunity to try our local food,

for which Penang is world famous.

Ladies and gentlemen,

[14] Please enjoy the rest of the evening and I wish you a very

successful Council Meeting in Penang.

[15] I now declare the 63rd Council Meeting of the Asian Patent

Attorneys Association open.

Thank you.

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ASIAN PATENT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION (APAA)

63RD COUNCIL MEETING IN PENANG

8 ~ 11 November 2014

THE HONOURABLE TAN SRI HASAN BIN LAH

(representing The Rt. Hon. Chief Justice of Malaysia at the

Opening Ceremony of the APAA 63rd Council Meeting on 8 November

2014)

The Honourable Chief Minister of Penang, Mr. Lim Guan Eng

Sir Colin Ian Birss, Justice, England & Wales High Court

(Chancery Division)

Mr. CK Kwong, President of the Asian Patent Attorneys

Association

Distinguished Guests, Members of the Media, Ladies and

Gentlemen,

[1] On behalf of the Malaysian Judiciary, I extend a very warm

welcome to the distinguished participants of the 63rd

Council Meeting of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association

(“APAA”). „SELAMAT DATANG‟. It is indeed a privilege for

me to be addressing all of you at this opening session of

the Meeting on the beautiful island of Penang or “the Pearl

of the Orient”.

[2] The Right Honourable Chief Justice of Malaysia, Tun Arifin

bin Zakaria, regrets that he is unable to be with us this

evening due to work commitments. He conveys his warm

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regards to all of you and wishes of success to the APAA

63rd Council Meeting and has asked that I say a few words

on his behalf.

[3] As I understand it, the Asian Patent Attorneys Association

or APAA, is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to

promoting and enhancing intellectual property protection

in the Asian region (including Australia and New Zealand).

Its members include leading intellectual property

practitioners from Asia and countries globally, using the

platform of the annual Council Meeting to network,

exchange views, debate and share information about the

most current developments in intellectual property.

[4] The importance of intellectual property as a key enabler

of productivity and economic growth has become

significantly more pronounced over the years, especially,

in this age of knowledge-based economy, production and

services.

[5] A strong and effective IP protection that will encourage

companies to bring new innovations to the market, calls

for a legal framework which not only keeps up with the rapid

developments in IP but also one which is well versed in

the intricacies of intellectual property laws and

protection. In short, a judicial system that can give

effective and efficient treatment of intellectual

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property issues that comes before it.

[6] The Malaysian Judiciary, tasked with this responsibility,

has tackled it head on. In July 2007, we launched the

Intellectual Property Courts and Malaysia became one of

the first countries in the region to have specialised

courts to dispose of IP cases. At the moment there is only

one IP Court in Kuala Lumpur. As at 31 October 2014 there

are 72 cases pending in the IP Court comprising of 8 patent

cases, 2 passing off cases, 60 trade mark cases and 2 other

cases. As for the appellate Court, there are 6 appeals

pending at Court of Appeal and only 3 notice of motion for

leave to appeal pending in the Federal Court as at 31

October 2014.

[7] The Court of Appeal also has taken proactive approach to

expedite the hearing of the IP appeals. For appeals

involving interlocutory matters, the appeal will be

disposed of within 3 months from the date the appeal is

registered. For full trial appeals, the appeal is expected

to be heard and disposed of within 9 months from the date

the appeal is registered.

[8] This IP Court has been a success in view of the speedy

disposal of cases registered before it. About 85% of the

cases before the specialised IP Court are disposed of

within 9 months of filing. The remaining 15% or so are cases

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such as those more complex ones which will necessarily take

longer to be ready for trial, cases which are put on hold

pending appeal on a related case and so on. Even so, these

cases continue to be tracked and they are generally

required to be disposed of under 2 years of filing.

[9] The high disposal rate of cases is not confined to the

specialised IP Court but is a statistic shared by the other

courts as well. Most of the pending cases are current,

with the exception of those sent back by the appellate

courts or those awaiting the decisions of appellate courts.

It is safe to say that the backlog of cases in the High

Courts with particular reference to Kuala Lumpur has been

eradicated.

[10] What we see today are the results of the difficult but

necessary judicial transformation programs that were

embarked upon by the Malaysian Judiciary since 2008.

[11] Efficiency in the disposal of cases is however not

everything. The Malaysian Judiciary is mindful of giving

equal emphasis to the quality of the judgments produced

by our courts. Priority is given to this without compromise.

In specialised areas such as intellectual property, this

can be challenging for our judges since the majority of

them do not have a background in intellectual property or

science.

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[12] Recognising that our judges, like everyone else, will need

training and continued learning to produce quality work

and keep abreast of legal developments, we launched our

own Judicial Academy under the Judicial Appointments

Commission in December 2011. This Academy is responsible

for the continued training of our superior court judges.

Since its inception, there have been training programmes

almost every month and training is conducted by judges for

judges. I am happy to note that the Judicial Academy has

proven itself, to be an important and integral component

of the judiciary.

[13] The efforts of the Malaysian Judiciary are ongoing and

continuous. We are committed to a system which provides

independent and fair adjudication of disputes, where

litigants can be confident that justice has been done in

accordance with the law. In the field of intellectual

property this can be most significant as it is not unusual

that the disputed intellectual property rights form the

very heart and pulse of an enterprise.

[14] The Malaysian Judiciary is fully committed to a strong,

independent, efficient and knowledgeable judiciary. No

one should have any doubt about that.

[15] I wish you a very successful Council Meeting and a most

enjoyable stay in Malaysia.

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[16] On that note, thank you.

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Speech by Group President and Co-Chair of Organizing Committee

for

APAA 63rd Council Meeting,

8th to 11th November 2014 in Penang

1. Mr C.K. Kwong, President of Asian Patent Attorneys Association

(APAA),

2. Right Honourable Mr Lim Guan Eng, Chief Minister of Penang,

3. Honourable Justice Tan Sri Hasan bin Lah, Senior Federal Court

Judge, representing the Right Honourable Tun Arifin Zakaria, the

Chief Justice of Malaysia,

4. Mr Erik Wilbers, Director of World Intellectual Property

Organization,

5. Members of Executive Committee and Advisory Committee of APAA,

6. Ms Linda Wang, Co-Chair of Organising Committee,

7. Presidents of Recognized Groups of APAA,

8. Councilors of APAA,

9. Members and Observers,

10. Distinguished guests,

11. Members of Organizing Committee for Council Meeting 2014,

12. Members of the Press and Media,

13. Ladies and Gentlemen,

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Good evening. Welcome to Penang, the Pearl of the Orient.

1. On behalf of the Recognized Group of APAA Malaysia and the APAA

2014 Council Meeting Organizing Committee, it gives me great

pleasure to have this opportunity to offer you the warmest welcome to

the APAA 63rd Council Meeting in Penang.

2. It is a great honour for us to host the APAA 63rd Council Meeting in

Penang; and it is our hope that it will be an interesting and enriching

experience for all of you. The Meeting received overwhelming response

from Members and Observers from more than 70 countries; and we

had to close registration ahead of the original deadline.

3. APAA has 18 Recognized Groups. In 1990, Malaysia became the 9th

Recognized Group of APAA. We have since continued to grow and

contribute to APAA with representation in a number of Committees.

Some of you who are present here may know and remember that

members of the Malaysian Group hosted the 23rd APAA Council

Meeting, also in Penang, back in 1984. That was 30 years ago, before

we became a Recognized Group.

4. Come December 2014, APAA will be 45 years old. From a humble

beginning in 1969, APAA now has 18 Recognized Groups and more

than 2,300 members. As you are aware, the objective of APAA is to

create, promote and enhance awareness and protection of intellectual

property in the Asian region, including Australia and New Zealand. It

is my fervent hope that this year’s Meeting, just like the Meetings of

previous years, would provide a platform for Members and Observers

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to form, renew and strengthen friendship, co-operation and

understanding among practitioners and patent attorneys in the area

of intellectual property laws. It is through such friendship,

co-operation and understanding that we could work together to help

create awareness, promote and develop this important area of law.

5. We live in a borderless world and as legal practitioners and patent

attorneys we must constantly recognise and acquaint ourselves with

the various changes brought about by globalization. This is important

because these changes have significantly impacted the IP regime and

our practice, and will continue to do so. Thus, a regular

re-examination of the current intellectual property regime and

practice is needed to ensure that we will be able to continue enhancing

the protection of intellectual property.

6. The APAA Council Meetings set a good tradition for Members and

Observers to meet on a yearly basis to share our ideas, knowledge and

experience with a view to finding new and more effective ways of

dealing with various legal issues in this area of law, especially new

issues which emerge as a result of the rapid and constant changes

facing us, in particular in the science and technology industry.

7. In addition to official meetings and forums, the Organizing Committee has

organized a number of social events such as Welcome Reception, Theme Night,

excursions and Gala Dinner for you.

8. I hope you would be able find some time from your busy schedule to explore

Penang during your stay here in Penang. There is so much to enjoy here - from

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visiting the heritage buildings in George Town (which is listed as a UNESCO

World Cultural Heritage Site) to enjoying the beautiful beaches and the

scrumptious local cuisines. As some would say, the old and the new come

together in a wonderful way in Penang. I really hope that you will be able to

discover for yourselves the wonder of Penang during your stay here.

9. I cannot possibly end this speech without recognizing and acknowledging the

great and tireless work of all the directors of APAA Malaysia and members of

the Organizing Committee in ensuring that this Council Meeting will be a

memorable experience for everyone. Due to time constraints, please forgive me

for not acknowledging and thanking each and every one of you. Nevertheless,

I would like to specifically record my appreciation and thanks to Ms Linda

Wang, Ms Caroline Francis, Mr Chew Phye Keat, Ms Ho Chee Kit, Mr Peter

Huang, Mr Ong Boo Seng, Ms Su Siew Ling, Mr Benjamin Thompson, Ms

Karen Abraham, Mr Wong Sai Fong, Ms Kuek Pei Yee, Ms Jyeshta Mahendran,

Ms Janini Rajeswaran, Ms Ng Yueng May, Mr Chuah Jern Ern and Annisa

Aaliyya.

10. I must also express our gratitude to the President of APAA, ExCom / AdCom

and APAA Headquarters for their continuous support and assistance.

11. I must also express our gratitude to the Right Honourable Chief Minister of

Penang for taking time off from his very busy schedule to grace this auspicious

event. I would also like to thank the Penang State government and the Ministry

of Tourism And Culture, Malaysia for the co-operation and assistance rendered

to us in making this Meeting possible.

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12. I would also like to express our gratitude to Honourable Justice Tan Sri Hasan

bin Lah for agreeing to deliver a speech on behalf of the Right Honourable Chief

Justice of Malaysia.

13. I would also like to thank Honourable Sir Colin Birss, Justice of England and

Wales; and Mr Erik Wilbers, Director of WIPO, for travelling a long way to be

our guest speakers.

14. I would also like to record our appreciation and thanks to the Conference

Organiser, MICE Planet Sdn Bhd.

15. Last but not least, I would like to thank all of you for attending this Meeting. I

am confident that you will enjoy your stay and that the Meeting will be an

informative and enjoyable event. Your knowledge, experience and willingness

to share your expertise and ideas are extremely valuable and appreciated.

With that note, I wish everyone a very fruitful and successful Meeting.

Thank you.

Michael Soo

President of The Recognized Group Malaysia of APAA

and Co-Chair, Organizing Committee, 2014 APAA Council Meeting

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Welcome Speech by APAA President

at

the Opening Ceremony in Penang, 63rd

Council Meeting

1. Mr. Michael Soo, Recognized Group President of Malaysia and

Co-Chair of the Organizing Committee ,

Miss Linda Wang, Co-Chair of the Organizing Committee,

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The Right Honorable Mr. Lim Guan Eng, Chief Minister of Penang

Senior Federal Court Judge, the Honorable Justice Tan Sri Hasan Bin

Lah representing the Right Honorable Chief Justice of Malaysia

Distinguished guests, observers, members, ladies and gentlemen,

As President of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association, it is my great

honor and pleasure to welcome you all to the 63rd

Council Meeting of

our Association.

2. This meeting is graced by the attendance of over 1400 friends and

members from 76 jurisdictions.

I would also like to introduce and warmly welcome distinguished guests

from related organizations who are with us today.

From WIPO, we have Mr. Erik Wilbers, Director of WIPO Arbitration &

Mediation Center

From AIPPI, President Mr. Felipe Claro

From AIPLA, Past President, Mr. David Hill

From ASEAN IPA, President, Tin Ohnmar Tun,

From ECTA, Ms. Petra Korejzova

From FICPI, President, Mr. Bastiaan Koster

From INTA, Mr. Seth Hays

From LESI, President Elect Ms. Patricia Bunye

From GCAG, Chairman Mr. John Anderson

From IBA,Ms. Alexandra Neri

From ABA IPL Section, Ms. Elizabeth Chien Hale

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From OHIM, Mr. Ignacio de Medrano Caballero

From the Global Network of National IP Practitioners Association,

President Mr. Alan Kasper

3. Malaysia became the 9th

Recognized Group of our Association in 1990.

It has since grown and actively contributed to our Association with

representation in our important Committees and even given us a

President for the term 2003/2006. Looking back in time, the

Malaysian Group members courageously hosted the 23rd

APAA Council

Meeting in Penang 30 years ago, even before they formed themselves

into a Recognized Group. Now, we are back.

4. In the last decade, a time during which Malaysia’s intellectual property

laws developed rapidly in parallel to its ratification and accession to IP

related international treaties. Prominent members of the Malaysian

Group took part in legislative reform and made valuable contributions.

Malaysia has now become one of the power houses in South East Asia.

5. (a) The various names given to Penang reflect its diversity and history.

The island of Penang was referred to as Bīnláng Yù (by the Chinese in

the 15th

Century – Ming Dynasty), Pulau Pinang (by the Portuguese in

the 16th Century), Prince of Wales Island (by the British in the 18

th

Century) and now Penang in modern Malay meaning “island of the

areca nut palm” and affectionately called “Garden of the East”. Now

Penang is Penang! Its capital, George Town, is listed by UNESCO as a

World Heritage Site.

(b) This colorful city is reflected by the beautifully decorated trishaw

which lead the procession into this hall. The trishaws is part and

partial of the living heritage of Georg Town and the most effective local

means of transport in move about in the narrow streets of the heritage

city.

6. The Malaysian Recognized Group and its Organization Committee have

been meticulous in ensuring an enjoyable and meaningful meeting for

all our participants.

7. Last year, we established the APAA Academy, Roundtable Meeting,

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Conference Committee and the new Asian IP Forum. These are not

stand alone structures but they were conceived and are growing to

become inter-related parts of our internal road and bridge building

project to foster a solid platform of the further advancement of our

Association. It is our aim to further raise the professional posture of

our members in each of the respective APAA jurisdictions and play an

even more meaningful role in the world IP community in tandem with

the growth of Asia. This year, on the humanitarian side, we have

established a machinery for sustainable Charitable Donations this year

following the Yolanda typhoon which hit the Philippines. The

professional training arm of our Academy has already finished the

necessary planning and preparations for rolling out its first training

programme in the Spring of 2015 when our Bulletin will also be

published by the Publication Group within 2 months after the

Conference. The newly revamped APAA website and online system

is now being put to use for uploading materials before the conference

and updating membership directory. We are going to formally

incorporate a separate set of Election Rules to provide an efficient to

ensure that the Association can through its Council choose its future

leadership from candidate who are ready, willing and able to serve.

8. We know that while it takes 100% of our strength to get to where we are

on the building of the new structures, machinery and systems, we need

another 100% of energy to refine and perfect them.

9. While there is hard work to be done on the one hand, we do not forget

that networking and entertainment which are important too. We have

included in our official programmes excursions, lunches, dinners and

hospitality suite programme practically every night. In APAA, you can

do good networking just by taking part in our conference programme.

10. Our Association and its conference have an Asian base but with

international outlook. By our annual meeting, we bring together our

fellow members from 24 APAA jurisdictions and observers from 50

jurisdictions worldwide. Your presence adds colour to our event for

which we thank you.

In the true APAA spirit of fostering ties of mutual friendship and

understanding, I wish our conference in the next few days will bring you

good memories and fruitful relationship.

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Thank you

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Gala Banquet

(Evening of November 11, Tuesday)

Speech at the Farewell Banquet (Day 4)

1. Ladies and gentlemen, our friends and fellow members, we have had 4

days of very enjoyable conference hosted by our Malaysia Recognized

Group. We owe our thanks to Mr. Michael Soo, Ms. Linda Wang,

their Organizing Committee and members of the Malaysian

Recognized Group for their great efforts, perseverance and generous

hospitality.

2. While we enjoy participating in the conference, having to organize 96

hours of activities for 1,500 persons is no easy job. Behind the

operations which look smooth and easy to us, there is a lot of hard

work by the Malaysian Team.

3. When I took part in their working session during the pre-conference site

visit, I could feel their enthusiasm and the dedication in giving us 4 days

wonderful event. It has been an exciting as well as a thoroughly

enjoyable conference to me. I hope you feel the same as I do.

4. Between now and our next meeting in Okinawa, Japan, there are 335

days (13-17/11/2015). During this time, we live our own lives and

work in our own offices. But friendship will connect us together until

we meet again. I wish to thank you once again for coming to our

meeting and count on your continuous support.

5. As a small token to show the appreciation of our Association for the

impeccable job done by Michael and Linda and their team, I would like

to present a small gift to Co-Chairs.

6. Michael and Linda, may I invite you to the stage.

Thank you and congratulations. There is no better satisfaction than job well

done.

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Thank you.

Please enjoy your dinner and the programs that follow

C. K. Kwong

President

APAA

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APAA 2014: GALA BANQUET SPEECH

by Linda Wang, Co-Chairperson, Organising Committee APAA 2014

Good evening, everyone.

I do not have much to say except “Thank you very much” to each of you for being

here and for giving us the privilege of hosting you at this 63rd APAA Council

Meeting in Penang.

As many of you would know, this has been a turbulent year for Malaysia,

struck by the unprecedented double tragedies of MH370 and MH17. Within a

short span of 130 days, a total of 537 lives and two air crafts were lost. The

nation sank to its lowest depth in grief, sorrow, loss and pain.

Overnight, Malaysian Airlines, one of the world’s safest airlines, became a

jinxed name. Tourist and travel cancellations to Malaysia were at an all-time

high. Visit Malaysia Year 2014, which was worked on and heavily promoted

by the Government for the earlier two years, quickly became a non-event.

We feared for the worst and had serious doubts. But, you, the brothers and

sisters of our APAA family, did not disappoint. When we closed registration

in mid-October, we recorded close to 1500 registered participants and guests.

In your own small way, you showed us and a small part of Malaysia that we are

not without friends and that, things can be normal again. For that, we thank

you.

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It would be unthinkable for me to end this speech without thanking all the

members of the Malaysia Group who have contributed in so many ways to put

this Meeting together. Time constraint does not permit me to name each of

you but you would know who you are. I would, however, like to specifically

mention the following members of the Malaysia Group for their untiring efforts,

time, commitment and dedication in helping to organise this Meeting –

Caroline Francis, our Honorary Treasurer

Ng Yueng May and Michael Soo, for Registration

Chew Phye Keat and Jyeshta Mahendran, for Housing

Ho Chee Kit and Janini Rajeswaran, for Meetings

Ong Boo Seng and Su Siew Ling, for Excursions

Kuek Pei Yee and Wong Sai Fong, for Food and Beverage

Benjamin Thompson and Karen Abraham, for Events and Entertainment; and

Chuah Jern Ern and Annisa Aaliyya Chua, for Security and Public Relations

Last but not least, my long standing friend and colleague, and Co-Chair on the

Organising Committee, Michael Soo. We do not leave out our Conference

Organiser, MICE Planet Sdn Bhd, and special mention goes to Peggy and

Chuah.

Please enjoy the rest of the evening. We have a great show for you and

hopefully, many more happy hours of partying.

Thank you very much.

Linda Wang

Co-Chairperson, Organising Committee APAA 2014

Vice-President & Councillor for APAA Malaysia Group

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Speech – Honorary President, Day 4 – Farewell Banquet (Award) 1. Following the APAA Enduring Award presentations, I would like to

announce a very important appointment by the Association.

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2. At the 63rd Council Meeting of the Association this morning, a resolution was unanimously passed by the Council pursuant to Article 11.6 that “Past President Kiyoshi Asamura be elected by the Council to the position of Honorary President”.

3. This Article provides that the criteria for appointment was simply “Where

Council considers circumstances are appropriate”. It is a very low profile wording but it requires the highest standard for an individual to satisfy those words “appropriate circumstances”. This is the gold standard for receiving the highest honour which can be conferred by the Association to its members.

4. The position is for life. The Honorary President has an advisory role to

the President and Council.

5. So far, only 2 Honorary Presidents have been named by the Association. They are Mr. Masao Okabe and Mr. William Howie whose appointments were 13 years ago.

6. Mr. Asamura, affectionately called by many of us as “Mr. APAA” is one of

the founding members of the Association when it was established in 1969. He was President of the Association for 2 terms of 3 years from 1994 to 2000. The contributions made by him and his office to the Association have been invaluable.

7. His nomination by Past President Alonzo Ancheta and Advisory

Committee Member Kingson Lai was unanimously endorsed by all members of the ExCom and AdCom and further unanimously approved by the Council. The conferment of this life-time title of Honorary President of APAA to Mr. APAA is a well-deserved award for his 45 years of outstanding contributions and devotion to the Association.

8. May I now invite Mr. Asamura to come onto the stage to receive a dragon

plate from the Association to mark this happy occasion. 9. [Presentation to dragon plate to Mr. Asamura].

10. Would you like to say a few words to our members.

Honorary President Asamura presented his address on this occasion as

follows:

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“President Kwong, APAA members, Guests, and Observers.

It is my great honor to be elected as an Honorary President of the APAA.

I thank all of you.

Back to the formation of the APAA, I was one of the JPAA members who

proposed to establish the Asian Patent Attorneys Association to patent

attorneys from Korea and Taiwan in order to attend the Diplomatic Conference

on the PCT in May 1970.

Although, the time for preparation was very short and limited, it is very

fortunate that the APAA was established on December 26, 1969 and was invited

to the PCT Diplomatic Conference. I was one of the 8 delegates from the APAA.

I was elected as the 5th President of the APAA at the Niigata General

Assembly in 1994.

It was very fortunate that the inaugural President Dr. Yuasa, the 3rd

President Mr. Masao Okabe and the 4th President Mr. Howie attended the

Niigata meeting. We missed the 2nd President Mr. Inomata who had

unfortunately passed away before the Niigata meeting. We took a memorial

photograph of the four presidents of the APAA in Niigata.

I was re-elected as the President of the APAA in 1997 and stepped down in

2000.

During my six years as the President, Council members, Committee

members, guests and observers helped me greatly and cooperated with

developing the growth of APAA activities.

Now, speaking of a private matter, this year is a special year for me. I

became 77 years old this year. 77 is a happy number in Japan and perhaps in

Taiwan also. We call it KIJU for the 77th birthday and I celebrated my KIJU

last January.

Further, November 23, 2014 will be the 50th Anniversary of our wedding.

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My wife and I will celebrate our Golden Wedding Anniversary on that day.

President Kwong! Thank you very much again for giving me this award

of Honorary President of the APAA.

In closing, I will continue to make every effort to the further growth of the

APAA.

Thank you.”

11. Thank you Mr. Asamura. C. K. Kwong President APAA