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He continues: “Back in the colonial days, those airstrips
were the only contact to the outside world. People came in
bringing medical supplies, educational materials, but after TRADE MARK CAUTIONARY NOTICE IN
the colonial days, those airstrips were abandoned. MICRONESIA
“After it was abandoned, those services did not reach the
people, and so after we restored some of the airstrips, they WEMADE CO., LTD., a company registered in the Republic of Korea,
of Wemade Tower, 49, Daewangpangyo-ro 644beon-gil, Bundang-gu,
were able to get access to educational materials, bring in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea, does hereby provide notice
doctors, teachers, and medical supplies,” he says. that it claims proprietorship of the trade mark
The work of the RAA means communities again have access
to aircraft that provide health services, education, commer- KLEVA
cial markets, community development, and other government in relation to:
services. Virtual reality game software; interactive multimedia software for
“One particular airstrip located in Enga province, Yalum vil- playing games; computer game software downloadable via a global
lage was closed for nearly 20 years, and it took me two days computer network and wireless devices; recorded computer game
to walk to that village because there wasn’t any other way to software; recorded computer game programs; downloadable mobile
game software; downloadable electronic game programs; downloadable
get there,” Auri relates. computer game software; downloadable computer game programs;
“Most of the villagers were really happy. They said that now interactive computer game programs; computer game software for use
the children can go to school because educational materials, on mobile and cellular phones; computer programs and software for
schools, and teachers can be transported by plane. They don’t image processing used for mobile telephones; electronic game software
for mobile telephones; computer game programs downloadable via the
have to send the kids to the next village, which takes one or internet; interactive game programs; electronic game software; electronic
two days, to get educated. game programs; computer software for controlling and managing access
“If they want to get medicine or go to the hospital, they server applications; computer game programs; electronic game software
have to walk for one or two days. Most of the pregnant for hand-held electronic devices; downloadable software for electronic
money payments; downloadable computer programs for electronic
women who die along the way because they had to walk the money payments; downloadable software for virtual money; virtual reality
track, climb mountains, and cross the river to get to the near- software; downloadable software for generating cryptographic keys for
est hospital,” he said. receiving and spending cryptocurrency.
The gravity of the situation shows the crucial role RAA plays Issuance of discount coupons in the nature of tokens of value; brokerage
in ensuring services start flowing back to the remote parts services relating to exchange between virtual currencies; provision of
of PNG. Unfortunately, there are a few barriers that might information relating to virtual currencies; virtual currency brokerage;
mining of virtual currency for others; financial affairs; on-line real-time
hinder the progress of this project. currency trading; issuance of mobile discount coupons in the nature
Auri says their work in airstrip clearance and maintenance, of tokens of value; rental of real estate; brokerage services relating to
fuelling of planes and providing equipment, depends on the virtual currency, via online portal services; processing of electronic cash
funds coming in from the government and partners. “If there transactions; electronic wallet services (electronic payment services);
electronic payment for others; issuance of electronic wallets for electronic
is a lot of money, we go in by helicopter. If there isn’t any, we payment; payment transaction processing services of electronic money;
walk to remote areas.” provision of information relating to payment transaction processing of
PNG’s national government funded RAA from 2014 to 2018, electronic money; capital management; issuance of electronic coupons
until the pandemic hit. Even then, local media quoted RAA’s in the nature of tokens of value via smart phones; providing information
relating to financial and monetary affairs; financing services; money
acting CEO, Kimbi Perryman, as stating the organisation was transfer; electronic funds transfer and payment services.
struggling financially when COVID hit, and the K3.2 million Designing, creating, maintaining and hosting of mobile applications;
(US912K) available was insufficient to cater for 200 airstrips development of software for electronic commerce based on blockchain
and overheads. technology; internet platform development based on blockchain
Despite these challenges, Auri plans on helping in any way technology; computer system development; providing PaaS (platform as
he can. “The prize money from my award, I have decided to a service); Platform as a Service [PaaS]; designing, creating, maintaining
and hosting of websites; constructing internet platforms for electronic
help some airstrips, and I want to use those funds to help the commerce; computer programming; computer software development;
villages buy some runway visual aids for the airstrips to ensure development of software relating to virtual currency; computer technical
the pilots land safely,” he says. consulting services in the field of virtual currency and blockchain
“I used to work for an oil company, and most of the time we technology.
go to rural villages for medi-evacs, and I used to feel sorry for WEMADE CO., LTD. cautions that any use of the trade mark or any
the villagers because they don’t have the resources, and you confusingly similar trade mark in relation to any of these goods and services
see young people roaming around like there is no future hope or similar goods and services, would be seen as infringement of their rights
and that they will take such action deemed necessary to protect those rights.
for them, and it makes me really sad,” Auri said.
“I’m always motivated by that, because I feel that if I WEMADE CO., LTD. can be contacted care of their address for service:
help others, I will help them realise that there is a future for AJ Park, Level 22, Aon Centre, 1 Willis Street,
them.” Wellington 6011, New Zealand
mail@ajpark.com
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