KIPO unveils a revamped version of its global online IP learning platform with greatly enhanced user-friendly features
January 22, 2025
The Korean Intellectual Property Office(KIPO), headed by Commissioner KIM Wan Ki, unveils a revamped version of "its global online IP learning platform, KIPO Academy" for global audiences including the public, the business sector, students, and government officers with greatly enhanced use...
Launch of the Korea-Bahrain “Patent Prosecution Highway” Speeds Up Patent Acquisition
January 17, 2025
The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), led by Commissioner KIM Wan Ki, announced the launch of a three-year pilot program of the Korea-Bahrain Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH), effective January 15, 2025. Initiated at the suggestion of Bahrain's Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC),...
LG Electronics Ranks First Globally in AI Robot Patent Applications
January 07, 2025
The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), led by Commissioner KIM Wan Ki, conducted an analysis of patent applications related to robotics with integrated artificial intelligence (AI) technologies that were filed with world’s five largest intellectual property offices known as the IP5, w...
Korea-Japan-China Agreed on Full Implementation of ‘10 Year Vision for Trilateral IP Cooperation’
December 16, 2024
On December 4, 2024, the delegation of the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), led by Commissioner KIM Wan Ki, attended the 24th TRIPO Heads Meeting among the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), the Japan Patent Office (JPO), and KIPO, hosted by the CNIPA in Shanghai...
KIPO will Cooperate with ASEAN over Capacity Building and AI Utilization
December 16, 2024
In the first week of September, Commissioner of Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) KIM Wan-Ki attended the 7th ROK-ASEAN Heads of IP Offices Meeting held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
The Korean Company Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Becomes a Key Figure of the 5 Millionth PCT Application Published by WIPO
December 03, 2024
On December 2, 2024, the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced that the Korean company Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has been recognized as the filer of the 5 millionth international patent application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) published by the World Intellectual Prope...
KIPO held 10 bilateral meetings with overseas IP offices looking for enhanced cooperation
November 21, 2024
In July this year, Commissioner of Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) Wan Ki KIM met with his counterparts from ten IP offices holding bilateral meetings in Geneva, Switzerland on the occasion of the 65th WIPO General Assemblies. We are pleased to introduce the key achievements and outcomes ...
KIPO hosted IP5 annual meeting in success
November 08, 2024
On June 20, 2024, the 17th high-level meeting among the Heads of the world's five largest intellectual property offices, known as the IP5, came to a successful conclusion with members of the IP5 reaffirming their continued commitment.
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KIPO Commissioner Delivers General Statement at the 65th WIPO General Assembly and Enhances Cooperation with WIPO
July 19, 2024
Commissioner Wan-Ki Kim of the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) represented the Republic of Korea (ROK) as head of the delegation at the 65th General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held in Geneva, Switzerland, which lasted from July 9 to 17, 2024.
AETECH Becomes the First Korean Company to Win the WIPO Global Awards
July 15, 2024
The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced that 'AETECH' won the WIPO Global Awards, with the ceremony held in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 12 at 12:00 PM (Geneva local time).
The Global Awards were established by WIPO in 2022 to promote IP-based commercializatio...