In 2017 the European Commission announced its strategy to establish a Balanced Intellectual Property Enforcement System Responding to Today’s Societal Challenges. This strategy includes a range of measures to ensure the proper protection of European companies’ IP. One section focuses specifically on the efforts to fight IP infringements globally and in that regard the European …
On December 7, the ECCK Busan Chapter hosted its annual “ECCK Busan Year-End Party” with the Busan Metropolitan City (BMC) at CINE de CHEF, Centum City. ECCK President Christoph Heider commenced the event with his opening remarks followed by a welcome remark of the BMC Director of Investment Promotion Division Soobong Lee. Also, the ruby …
On December 6, the ECCK held an information session on ‘Financial Economic Outlook 2019’ with Kyobo AXA at Kyobo Tower. Attended by ECCK member companies, Kyobo AXA Investment Management Chief Economist Mr. Hoo Il Kim informed what are expected of the financial markets for Korea next year. We’d like to thank Mr. Kim for leading this informative seminar.
On December 4, ECCK met the new commissioner of the KIPO (Korea Intellectual Property Office), Mr. Won Ju Park at KIPO Seoul Office. The meeting was attended by Christoph Heider, ECCK President, Yusun Woo, Chairperson of Intellectual Property Committee, and Sven-Erik Batenburg, ECCK Director of Legal and International Affairs. During the meeting all discussed about …
On December 4, Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein invited the ECCK to a breakfast briefing at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul. The breakfast briefing was organized by the Swiss Embassy in Seoul and attended by the Principality of Liechtenstein’s Foreign Minister Aurelia Frick, the Swiss Ambassador H.E. Dr. Linus von Castelmur, representatives from the …
The following article was published in Pharma Boardroom on December 4. Link to the article: [Pharma Boardroom] Christoph Heider – President, ECCK, South Korea Mr Heider, when we interviewed you previously in 2014, the Chamber was only two years’ old. At that time your main goal was the creation of a fully functional organization by …