KIPO Cracks Down on Fake Beauty Products - Beware of Counterfeit “Water-like” Cosmetics
June 30, 2025
The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), led by Commissioner KIM Wan Ki, announced on June 19, 2025 that KIPO’s Special Judicial Police on Trademarks (hereafter referred to as “Trademark Police”) has recommended to the prosecution the indictment of four individuals on charge...
KIPO Supports Establishment Timor-Leste's Intellectual Property Office
June 18, 2025
The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) has started taking concrete steps to support the launch of the Timor-Leste Intellectual Property (IP) Office, with the running of the four-day training for the delegation from Timor-Leste's Ministry of Commerce and Industry which started June 17 202...
KIPO Participated in 18th IP5 Heads of Office and Industry Meeting
June 18, 2025
The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), led by Commissioner Wan Ki Kim, announced its participation in the 18th IP5 Heads of Office Meeting held on May 28 2025 (local time) in Tianjin, China.
Discussions at this year's meeting centered on the cooperative pr...
KIPO Unveils ROK’s First Patent Applicant to the U.S.: Independence Activist Kwon Do-in
May 17, 2025
In celebration of the 80th anniversary of Korea’s national liberation and the 60th anniversary of Invention Day, the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) has identified KWON Do-in (1888–1962), a Korean independence activist, as the first Korean to file a patent application in the U...
KIPO Launches ODA Project to Expand K-Invention Education to Cambodia
May 17, 2025
The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) has officially launched an Official Development Assistance (ODA) project aimed at introducing Korea’s invention education model to Cambodia from 2025 to 2027.
KIPO Strengthens IP Cooperation with Patent Offices in Europe
May 17, 2025
Commissioner KIM Wan Ki of the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) held bilateral meetings on April 30 in Munich respectively with Antonio Campinos, President of the European Patent Office (EPO), and Eva Schewior, President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA), to exchange views ...
Raising global awareness of ‘Extemplary K-Patent Examination’
April 13, 2025
Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), led by Commissioner Kim Wan Ki, releases that The International Intellectual Property Training Institute (IIPTI) is jointly hosting the “2025 KIPO-WIPO Patent Examination Online Training Course” with the World Intellectual Property Organization...
[APEC IP Finance & Valuation Workshop on May 14 and 15] Join us!
April 10, 2025
We are pleased to announce the APEC IP Finance & Valuation Workshop, co-hosted by the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) and the APEC Intellectual Property Experts Group (IPEG).
This virtual workshop explores how intellectual property can serve as a financial asset to d...
Can Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s “Turtle Ship" be Granted Honorary Patent Status?
March 31, 2025
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Authorities Seize about 20 Billion KRW Worth of Counterfeit Goods Targeting Foreign Tourist in Myeongdong
March 20, 2025
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