Greetings!

As the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO),
I warmly welcome you to the KIPO Web site.

KIPO is the governmental authority in charge of intellectual property in Korea. Our mission is to help Korea become an advanced country by providing legal and institutional administration for the creation and utilization of highly creative, value-added intellectual property and by promoting technological innovation and industrial development.

To accomplish this mission, our officers are working hard to provide you with speedy, accurate, and world-class examinations and trials so that your innovative ideas may swiftly come to fruition in the form of intellectual property rights.

In addition, we are making every effort to create high-quality intellectual property; to help commercialize patented technologies; to protect intellectual property rights both domestically and internationally; to foster experts and manpower in the field of intellectual property; and to disseminate patent information.

This Web site offers information on patent applications, examinations,
and the various intellectual property policies of KIPO.
You can also find general information and
news about our affiliated institutions throughout the site.


It is our hope that KIPO's Web site will be used
as a forum for the most up-to-date news and policies
regarding intellectual property.
We ask for your continued participation and support
so that KIPO's efforts may bear successful outcomes.

MARCH 2013

Kim Young-min / Commissioner
Korean Intellectual Property Office