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.

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Korean Intellectual Property Office
in English
Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information Service (KIPRIS)
in English *
Patent search database in KIPRIS
in English *
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 {{Korea-stub

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