The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) is the
patent office and
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 ...
office of
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. In 2000, the name of the office was changed from "Korean Industrial Property Office" to "Korean Intellectual Property Office". It is located in
Daejeon Metropolitan City
Daejeon () is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of 1.5 million as of 2019. Located in the central-west region of South Korea alongside forested hills and the Geum River, the city is known both for its technology and ...
.
Along with its counterparts from other countries, it forms part of the
IP5 (intellectual property offices)
IP5 is a forum of the five largest intellectual property offices in the world. The five patent offices are the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the European Patent Office (EPO), the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Korean Intellectual Propert ...
, which accounts for the majority of patents issued worldwide.
On 23 June 2009, the KIPO signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the
Eurasian Patent Organization.
See also
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List of patent offices
References
External links
Korean Intellectual Property Office in English
Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information Service (KIPRIS) in English
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Patent search database in KIPRIS in English
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K2E-PAT Interface in KIPRIS(wherein "K2E-PAT" stands for "Korean to English Automatic Machine Translation", see European Patent Office
"Lost in translation? Get the right type of Korean patent translation for your needs" Patent Information News, Issue 1, 2010, p. 4)
on 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 website
Intellectual property organizations
Patent offices
Government agencies of South Korea
International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authorities
Organizations based in Daejeon
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