여성발명왕EXPO

	In-Person Participation (On-site)	Proxy Participation (Online)
	For those who wish to participate the Exposition in-person, Onsite screening will be conducted	For those who are unable to participate in person due to personal reasons, Non-face-to-face screening will be conducted
Eligibility	Women who have applied for or registered domestic or overseas industrial property rights are eligible to participate in KIWIE
Participation Fee	$400 * Maximum 3 inventions in 1 booth (2m X 2m) Additional booth charge will be $100 per qty (Remittance charge is NOT included in the entry fee)	$100 * Maximum 3 entries are allowed, Additional charge for more entries will be $100 per 3 entries (Remittance charge is NOT included in the entry fee)
Participation Fee	* For organizations collecting entries from their own country, the participation fee is applied based on the total number of entries
Required Attachments	a. Entry Form of KIWIE 2026 b. Documents proving patent registration and/or patent application such as Certificate of Patent Registration and Application for Patent	a. Entry Form of KIWIE 2026 b. Documents proving patent registration and/or patent application such as Certificate of Patent Registration and Application for Patent c. Two (2) pictures of each invention d. Video of Invention Presentation (with English Script)

Accommodation expenses will be provided to a head of the delegation who collects more than 6 inventions.

Required Materials	Schedule
Invention video with English script The video playtime should be no more than 2 minutes in length (official language is English) The English Script of the video is mandatory to be submitted. Send your invention video at gokiwie@gmail.com If you fail to attach the video on email, you can upload it to Youtube and share us the link.	Until May 15 (Fri)
Invention Shipping Those who would like to send the inventions to Korea must notify the organizer in advance. The invention submitted will not be returned to participants. Shipping costs are the participants responsibility.	Until July 3 (Fri)

① Organizer: Korea Women Inventors Association
② KIWIE is the acronym for the Korea International Women's Invention Exposition
③ Participant: The term 'participant' includes all individuals, organizations, agents of any individual company who have applied and paid for the purpose of participating in Korea International Women's Invention Exposition
④ Woman's Invention: Invention must be applied or registered of domestic or overseas industrial property rights by woman.

① Entry fees are as follows.

Participation Form	Entry Fee
Korea International Women's Invention Exposition	400$ for 1 booth (max. 3 inventions can be displayed)
	100$ for additional booth
	Example
	Number of Inventions	Participation Fee
	1 to 3	400 USD
	4 to 6	500 USD
	7 to 9	600 USD
	10 to 12	700 USD
IP Education	Free

① The submitted entry form and attachments will be screened to confirm the qualifications.
② Registration Number for each invention will be given along with the invoice.
③ If the payment of the entry fee is not completed within the deadline, the application will be canceled.

In case of cancellation, the participants must submit a request to the organizer for approval by written notice. The following cancellation fee is charged.
* Full Refund within 30 days
* Refund of 50 percent within 15 ~ 29 days
* No Refund within 15 days

① Each invention has to be described in the entry form and those not duly indicated on the entry forms are strictly prohibited.
② Exhibits deemed hazardous or that would cause public inconveniences are strictly prohibited by the organizer.
③ Inventions may be presented in the form of ready-made articles, prototype, models, plans, drawings, photos and texts.
④ If exhibitors withdraw their inventions or products before the closing hour, an award should be spontaneously cancelled and they are responsible for infliction of a loss on the damage.
⑤ The organizer will pay attention to the safety of exhibitions, but the exhibitor shall be responsible for the maintenance and management of inventions exhibited.
⑥ An exhibitor shall be responsible for insuring the exhibits against theft, breakage, unexpected fire, accident and exhibitor’s carelessness and the exhibitor is able to hold the insurance for safety and protection for each invention.
⑦ Booth assignment: The location is assigned by the organizer. Participant may make requests, but the organizer ultimately creates the floor plan.

① ‘Proxy Participation’ refers to the process that those willing to participate submit inventions in advance to the an organizer(KWIA), and then the KWIA exhibits and manages them by proxy during the exposition.
② The evaluation may be taken based on the entry form and other attachments such as photos or the invention presentation video only.

① Those who would like to send the inventions to Korea must notify the organizer in advance.
② The invention submitted will not be returned to participant.
③ Shipping costs are the participants responsibility.
④ The organizer accepts no responsibility for any loss, theft, damage, etc. caused during shipping.
⑤ Participants must check in advance the rules and regulations on shipping and delivery (i.e. max weights and sizes, taxes, etc.) and no responsibility for the failure of shipping and delivery is on the organizer.
⑥ Types of Delivery Service: Global express delivery service such as DHL, FedEx, and etc.
⑦ Where to send: Office of KIWIE (82-2-6205-0526) 6F of Korea Intellectual Property Service Center 131 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea 06133

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