IP5 is a forum of the five largest
intellectual property
Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, cop ...
offices in the world. The five patent offices are the
US Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce that serves as the national patent office and trademark registration authority for the United States. The USPTO's headquarters are in Ale ...
(USPTO), the
European Patent Office
The European Patent Office (EPO) is one of the two organs of the European Patent Organisation (EPOrg), the other being the Administrative Council. The EPO acts as executive body for the organisation (EPO), the
Japan Patent Office (JPO), the
Korean Intellectual Property Office The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) is the patent office and intellectual property office of South Korea. In 2000, the name of the office was changed from "Korean Industrial Property Office" to "Korean Intellectual Property Office". It i ...
(KIPO), and the
National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA formerly SIPO) in China. In 2015, the IP5 patent offices together granted about one million patents.
See also
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Trilateral Patent Offices
References
External links
IP5 website
Patent law organizations
Patent offices
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