Organisation: Korean Intellectual Property Office

We examine the companies protecting trademarks en masse in Australia, China, India, Japan and South Korea – revealing both the largest trademark portfolio owners and the most active filers of the past year.

29 August 2024

In our latest update, thousands of USPTO employees remain offline since last week's global tech outage; meanwhile, the DPMA is no longer accepting filings from Russia, KIPO welcomes its new commissioner, and more.

24 July 2024

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WTR analyses trademark filing trends at major Asia-Pacific registers. 

26 June 2024

South Korea’s long-awaited letter of consent system was introduced on 1 May 2024. This update highlights what applicants should bear in mind to ensure that a consent letter is accepted. 

19 June 2024

Trademark filings fell across five of six major registers in 2023, a new report by Clarivate reveals, but the results are more positive than they seem. 

30 May 2024

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WTR reveals the world’s most advanced IP offices for digital and non-core activities in the sixth edition of our exclusive ranking.

16 May 2024

In this latest update, we look at new appointees to the IP Office of Singapore’s panel of IP adjudicators, the Taiwan IP office changing the URLs for its services, and much more.

10 April 2024

In this latest update, we look at changes to New Zealand’s GI regulation, IP Australia shifting to an international goods and services list, and much more.

27 March 2024

Pursuant to a recent amendment to the UCPA, KIPO now has the authority to impose corrective orders on parties that have committed unfair competitive acts.

20 March 2024

Featured in Trademark register tracker

WTR analyses trademark filing trends at major Asia-Pacific registers. 

22 February 2024