KEA stands for the Korea Electronics Industry Association. As the largest and oldest association in Korea, established in 1976, KEA boasts over 800 member companies spanning various sectors including information/communication, semiconductors, electronic components, measuring instruments, consumer electronics, and medical electronic devices. Over the years, KEA has served as a bridge for cooperation between Chinese and Korean enterprises, making significant contributions to the industrial development of both countries.
On June 19, 2018, the SW (SoftWear) Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Standards Seminar, hosted by KEA, was grandly held in Seoul, South Korea. This conference marked the first time in South Korea where a detailed comparison and introduction were conducted on whether software patent applications from China, the United States, Europe, South Korea, and Japan meet the subject matter eligibility criteria for patents, and how to meet the subject matter eligibility criteria for patents in various countries, ranging from legal provisions and case analysis to writing methods.
The participants of this seminar included intellectual property professionals from various well-known enterprises in South Korea, such as Samsung, LG, SK, and KT. The conference was attended by over 200 people, with every seat occupied.
In this practical seminar, intellectual property experts from various countries delivered excellent speeches on the subject of the eligibility criteria for SW patents in their respective countries, which received unanimous praise from the audience.
Yingyan Li, the founder of Li & N IP, was invited to attend the seminar and delivered a speech on the topic of "Standards for the Eligibility of SW Patent Subjects in China". From the perspective of substantive patent examination, Yingyan Li compared the SW patent examination system in China with that of other countries, incorporating typical cases of SW patent subject eligibility. She analyzed writing strategies that comply with the examination standards for SW patent subject eligibility in China from the perspectives of authorization and rights protection. After her speech, many industry professionals raised questions about Chinese application practices and encountered difficulties in practical work. Yingyan Li provided detailed answers to all kinds of questions raised by industry professionals and offered detailed and effective solutions to the difficulties encountered in practical work.