KIPO

1948~1979

1949

Established as an external bureau of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry under the name of Patent Bureau.

1967

Joined the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization.

1977

Established Korean Industrial Property Office (KIPO) as an external administration of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

1979

Joined WIPO.

1980~1989

1980

Joined the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.

1984

Joined the Patent Cooperation Treaty.

1987

Opened the International Patent Training Center.

1990~1999

1991

Relocated the International Patent Training Center from Seoul to Daejeon.

1998

• Moved the main office from Seoul to Daejeon.
• Launched the Intellectual Property Trial and appeal Board.
• Established the Seoul branch office.

1999

Launched the KIPOnet system.

2000~2009

2000

Renamed the Korean Industrial Property Office to the Korean Intellectual Property Office.

2003

Joined the Madrid Protocol.

2004

Renamed the International Patent Training Center to the International Intellectual Property Training Institute.

2006

Changed the legal status of KIPO to a central executive agency under the Act on Establishment and Operation of Executive Agencies.

2008

• Restructured its organization to more efficient one in line with the new government's policy of streamlining government organizations.
• Held the 2nd IP5 Heads Meeting in Jeju.

2010~

2011

Established the PCT International Search and Preliminary Examination Division.

 

The number of registered patent surpassed 1 million.

2012

Lanuched the KIPOnet Ⅲ system.

2013

Established Intellectual Property Protection & International Cooperation Bureau.

2014

• Deposited accession to the Geneva Act of the Hague
• AgreementConcerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs.
• Held the 7th IP5 Heads Meeting in Busan.

2015

Korea's 50th Invention Day.

2016

Held "Global IP-Sharing Korea" event.

2017

Held "Heads of IP Offices Conference".

2019

• Held the 12th IP5 Heads of Office Meeting in Incheon.
• Surpassed 2 Million Total Patent Registrations.