History

2019

11 2019 KINPA Annual Conference Exhibitor
09 15th PATINEX 2019 Exhibitor
07 2019 Daejeon International IP Conference Exhibitor

2018

11 2018 Patent Information Fair & Conference TOKYO Co-Exhibitor with KAIPS
11 2018 KINPA Annual Conference Exhibitor
09 14th PATINEX 2018 Exhibitor
08 9th CPAC2018 Exhibitor
08 SOFT WAVE 2018 Exhibitor
07 Renewed ISO 9001:2015 version
06 2018 Global IP Financial Conference Exhibitor
05 9th IP Information Service SHOW & FAIR Exhibitor
201803 Change of MARKPRO CI

2017

11 2017 Patent Information Fair & Conference TOKYO Co-Exhibitor with KAIPS
11 2017 KINPA Annual Conference Exhibitor
09 13th PATINEX 2018 Exhibitor
09 2018 CPAC2018 Exhibitor
08 Global IP Strategy 2017 Exhibitor
07 MARKPRO, Merge of CPA Global Company
06 2017 Korea Service Market Exhibitor
201706 7th IP Information Service SHOW&FAIR Exhibitor

2016

11 2016 Patent Information Fair & Conference TOKYO Exhibitor
11 2016 KINPA Annual Conference Exhibitor
09 7th PIAC2016 Exhibitor
09 12th PATINEX2016 Exhibitor
08 PATENT WAR 2016 Exhibitor
06 6th Patent Information User Conference Exhibitor
06 IPBC Global 2016 Exhibitor
201605 PIUG Annual Conference Exhibitor

2015

12 Renewed ISO 9001:2008
11 KINPA Annual Conference Exhibitor
11 Patent Information Fair & Conference TOKYO Exhibitor
09 PIAC 2015 Exhibitor
09 PATINEX2015 Exhibitor
05 137th INTA Annual Meeting Exhibitor
05 IP DB&SOLUTION CONFERENCE Exhibitor
201501 KAUTM Annual Conference Host

2014

12 ISO9001:2008 Surveilance audited
12 Received an award from commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office for development of Intellectual Property.
07 Technical Commercialization Conference(2014) Participation
201406 IP DB&SOLUTION CONFERENCE Participation

2013

07 Intellectual Property Precedents DB Preparation
201303 Join Japan Intellectual Property Association(JIPA)

2012

201201 License agreement with Whitserve

2011

201103 MIPA Open

2010

09 Opened Japan Office
03 Established an affiliated R & D Center
201003 Opened a branch in Daejeon, Korea

2009

12 Received an award from the Korea Ministry of Knowledge Economy for contribution to the development in the technology transfer field
11 Renewed ISO 9001 Certification
03 Approved as an Inno-Biz Company
200901 Selected by Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) as a company to manage and renew national patents registered in foreign countries

2000 ~ 2008

11 Signed MOU with Beijing Sunhope to facilitate mutual collaboration on technology transfer & marketing
07 Began working with Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) and Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS)
05 Elected as the first director of Korea Association for Intellectual Property Service (KAIPS)
04 Signed MOU with Cheongju CCI on technology transfer
01 Elected as first representative of Korea Association of Technology Transfer Organizations (KATTO)
200801 Selected by KIPO as an organization implementing research on patent and technology trends
11 Selected by the Korea Industrial Technology Association (KOITA) to coordinate organizational support for consortium of technology buyers
09 Launched MarkSearch, a Korean trademark searching engine
07 Selected by Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KAIST) as an organization to implement prior art searching support
200706 Relocated Korean office to Mullae-dong
200603 Partnership with Beijing Sunhope and Taiwan Advance regarding a joint venture company
12 Provided database of romanized Korean trademarks to SAEGIS, a worldwide trademark searching platform
200508 Partnership with Thomson CompuMark for SAEGIS-related services
12 Designated as a technology transfer organization by Ministry of Knowledge Economy (former Korea Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy)
07 Designated as a prior art searching organization by KOITA
200406 Designated as an industrial property assessment organization by KIPO
200303 Designated as an organization to evaluate and commercialize technologies
200212 KS A 9001 ISO 9001 accreditation - The first in the IP field in Korea

1992 ~ 1999

1998 Began collaborating with Matsushita
1997 Contracted annuity payment services with LG Electronics
Designated as an industrial property assessment organization by Korea Invention Promotion Association
(KIPA)
1996 Contracted annuity payment services with Hynix Semiconductor
Began providing annuity payment services to Samsung Electronics
Began working with NGB
1993 Began to work with Thomson & Thomson and Thomson CompuMark (now Thomson Reuters)
1992 Founded Markpro Company