Korean Intellectual Property Office
Encyclopedia
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 is located in Daejeon Metropolitan City.
Patent office
A patent office is a governmental or intergovernmental organization which controls the issue of patents. In other words, "patent offices are government bodies that may grant a patent or reject the patent application based on whether or not the application fulfils the requirements for...
and intellectual property office
Intellectual Property Office
There are several organizations and public offices named Intellectual Property Office or Office for Intellectual Property, including:* Barbados Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office * Benelux Office for Intellectual Property...
of South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. 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.
External links
- 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)