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606 INVENTIONS FROM 33 March 2019 IFIA Mag azine

COUNTRIES FEATURED IN SIIF

2018

On December 9, the Korea Invention Promotion Association announced the hygiene and safety-related
invention prize winners of the 2018 Seoul International Invention Fair (SIIF 2018) which took place on De-
cember 6 – 9 in COEX A Hall, Seoul, Korea.

SIIF 2018, which celebrated its14th anniversary this year, is the largest annual international invention event
in Asia and is supported by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the International Federa-
tion of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA), and other patent information and technology transfer agencies.

An impressive total of 606 inventions from 33 countries including France and the U.S.A. were featured at this
year’s event. Winners were chosen after an on-site evaluation which took place on December 6 – 7.

One of the ten grand prize winners of this year’s festival was ‘MANG.ID’, an invention by Naufal Alman Shafly
and nine other team members from the University of Brawijaya in Indonesia. ‘MANG.ID’ is an online applica-
tion that helps market the products of small and medium enterprises (SME) in Indonesia.

Various commercial and promotional opportunities were made available to the SIIF 2018 inventors includ-
ing information on the latest technology trends, technology transfer, and investment consultations.

Lee Du-seong, the acting president of the Korea Invention Promotion Association, stated, “SIIF 2018 re-
vealed a bright future from the technological innovation displayed in the inventions from the world,” also
adding, “KIPA will work harder to provide quality support to inventors through close cooperation with in-
vention institutes and organizations around the globe.”

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