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`SCIT/ATR/PI/2001/KR
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`WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION
`GENEVA
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`STANDING COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
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`ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT
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`2001
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`ON PATENT INFORMATION ACTIVITIES*
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`submitted by the
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`REPUBLIC OF KOREA
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`An annual series of reports on the patent information activities
`of members of the Standing Committee on Information Technologies
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`*
`– The term “patent” covers utility models and SPCs.
`– Information related to design patent activities reported by industrial property offices issuing
`design patents is included in the series of documents SCIT/ATR/ID.
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`ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT ON
`PATENT INFORMATION ACTIVITIES
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`submitted by the
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`REPUBLIC OF KOREA
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`I. Evolution of registration activities:
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`- Changes experienced in terms of application filings and grants
`with respect to the previous year;
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`Although IPR applications had begun to increase again in 1999 after Korea’s
`financial crisis in 1998, they started to slowdown in the latter half of 2000. The
`number of applications filed for patents and utility models in 2001 rose by only 5%,
`compared to a 25% increase in the previous year.
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`The number of registered patents and utility models in 2001 was 78,517, showing a
`2.4% increase over the previous year. The largest number of applications was 62,015
`in electricity/communications, followed by machinery. LG Electronics filed the
`largest number of applications (7,626), and among foreign businesses Japan's Sony
`still topped the ranks with 881.
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`Ratio of
`Ratio of
`Registrations
`Applications
`Classification
`variation
`variation
`2000
`2001
`2000
`2001
`34,894
`34,675
`101,738 104,612
`Patents
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` 0.1%
` 3%
`37,076
`40,804
`Utility Models
`41,726
`43,842
` 5%
` 10%
` There might be a marginal error due to the unprocessed written applications.
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`- Trends or areas experienced rapid changes with respect to the
`previous year;
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`PCT applications
`Since KIPO began its function as an International Searching Authority (ISA) and an
`International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) under the Patent Cooperation
`Treaty (PCT), there has been a continuous increase in PCT applications. During
`2001, KIPO received 2,314 PCT applications; it performed 1,939 international
`searches and 970 international preliminary examinations. These figures show
`increases over the previous year of 47%, 51% and 139%, respectively.
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`Applications filed by women
`Due to KIPO’s policy of encouragement, applications by women showed a 21%
`increase, from 2,769 to 3,355. In its encouragement policy, KIPO enticed more
`women interested in inventions to participate in various exhibitions, it helped them
`embody their creative ideas by setting up a business and it rewarded them for their
`results.
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`II. Matters concerning the generation, reproduction, distribution
`and use of primary and secondary sources of Patent
`information:
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`- Publishing, printing, copying (main types of publications of the
`office in the field of Patent information, etc.)
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`Gazette publication
` Hard copy: Until April 1998 hard copies of the official gazettes (the Registered
`Patents Gazette, the Registered Utility Models Gazette, the Unexamined Patents
`Gazette, the Unexamined Utility Models Gazette), which were published two or three
`times a month, two or three months after the publication date, were disseminated to
`the general public by mail.
`
` CD-ROM: From May 1998 to June 2001, the official gazettes were integrated into
`two gazettes, namely the Unexamined Patents and Utility Models Gazette, and the
`Registered Patents and Utility Models Gazette, and published on CD-ROM with a
`mixed-mode data format and a user-friendly interface utilizing Mimosa from the
`EPO. They were distributed inside and outside the country. The new CD-ROM
`gazette has been issued with SGML data PDF documents, including the additional
`Korean language font for foreign users; it also supports English installation for users
`with an English OS. The Korean language version of Adobe Acrobat Reader should
`be installed for the gazette inquiry.
`
` Internet: In July 2001, KIPO began posting PDF-formatted gazettes daily on its
`website. This has replaced the CD-ROM version although a master CD-ROM of each
`publication has been archived for permanent preservation. With this IT breakthrough,
`KIPO can expeditiously and inexpensively provide information to its customers
`while cutting down publication expenses and allowing users to gain easy access to
`information via the Internet.
`
`- Main types of announcements of the Office in the field of Patent
`information;
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`KIPO’s website
`On KIPO’s website, applicants can find the following information:
`- Subsequent notices of applications filed with KIPO, when not delivered to an
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`applicant due to a change of address
`- Pre-notice of expiration of a patent, due to non-payment of official fees
`- Other notices such as changes in laws or fees
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`Internet gazette search service
`In July 2001, KIPO launched an Internet gazette search service at its website,
`. Applicants can freely refer to PDF-formatted data via the
`Internet at any time during the opposition request period from the publication date.
`Even after the opposition request period, they can find the information at
`http://www.kipris.or.kr, the website of the Korea Institute of Patent Information
`(KIPI), which is a specialized IPR information service founded by KIPO in 1995.
`The search service allows applicants to be notified about their interests through a
`push-mail service.
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`- Mass storage media used (paper, microforms, optical storage, etc.);
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`Optical disc
`For easier preservation and more efficient usage, KIPO stores patent documents in
`electronic media such as optical discs. In 2001 optical discs were used for the
`original copy of priority documents with relevant translations from 1999 to 2000, as
`well as for paper-based applications, including PCT documents, from 1992 to 2001.
`
`- Word processing and office automation;
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`The KIPOnet system
`To establish a paperless and fully-computerized IPR-administration system, KIPO
`established the KIPOnet system, which realizes the vision of e-government
`services for handling all IPR-related administrative procedures.
`
`Due to this system, all kinds of intellectual property can be filed online. Internal
`administrative processes were computerized within KIPO, enabling computerized
`searching and examining. In addition, filed applications were approved electronically
`in a more transparent manner. KIPO was also able to communicate examination
`results with applicants via the Internet or mobile service, to publish official gazettes
`via the Internet and to handle all registration procedures online.
`
`Since its launch, the KIPOnet system has been continuously improved, and its
`subordinate systems have been developed. The subordinate systems, which have
`more than two or three sub-systems, provide better access. They also prepare
`electronic documents such as reports and notifications for examiners, as well as
`managing information and data produced during all these processes. In particular, the
`KIPOnet system was enhanced in 2001 by the development of the supplementary
`systems below.
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`Online Trial System
`Through the development in 2001 of the Online Trial System, which is linked to the
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`KIPOnet system, some parts of trial administration are now conducted online. The
`system allows the electronic preparation and receipt of trial-related documents. It
`also enables electronic distribution and online routing of relevant documents for the
`convenience of applicants and for the purpose of improving efficiency in trials.
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`General Administration System
`The General Administration System provides electronic approval for each form-
`based work process and necessary item of information. It also helps in laying a
`foundation to stably operate the existing systems through solving problems that arise
`during the operation of the system, and by introducing the Intergovernmental
`Department Electronic Document Distribution System. The General Administration
`System handles all matters in relation to the establishment of a link to the Electronic
`Approval System of KIPOnet.
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`PCT International Search & International Preliminary Examination System
`Concerning PCT business, KIPO’s examiners can conduct prior art searches through
`the PCT International Search & International Preliminary Examination System. They
`can prepare an international search report for an international application, and send it
`to the International Bureau and the applicant. This report will be utilized by the
`applicant to determine the prior art status of the application. The applicant may then
`take action such as the amendment of a claim or withdrawal of the international
`application.
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`(New) techniques used for the generation of Patent information
`(printing, recording, photo-composing, etc.).
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`III. Matters concerning abstracting, classifying, reclassifying and
`indexing of
`technical
`information contained
`in Patent
`documents:
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`- Abstracting, reviewing, translating;
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`Korean Patent Abstracts
`In 2001, KIPO published CD-ROMs of Korean Patent Abstracts (KPA) in English
`patent abstracts 18 months after they were filed, and distributed them domestically
`and abroad. The data was extracted from Korean applications consisting of 69,481
`unexamined patents and 72,144 registered patents.
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`- Classification and reclassification activities; Classification system
`used, e.g., International Patent Classification
`(IPC), other
`classification (please indicate whether or not Patent documents are
`classified by your Office and, if so, which classification is used);
`
`International Patent Classification
`KIPO uses the International Patent Classification (IPC) as its official classification
`system. The pre-classification has been outsourced to KIPI. After the pre-
`classification has been made, each examiner confirms which subgroup an item
`should be classified under. Re-classification according to the revision of the IPC is
`not conducted. In 2001, 157,000 patent and utility model applications were classified
`in accordance with the IPC.
`- Coordinate indexing (ICIREPAT-types and/or domestic deep
`indexing systems, keyword indexing);
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`KIPO does not have its own classification indexing.
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`- Hybrid system indexing;
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`- Bibliographic data and full-text processing for search purposes.
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`Since KIPO began publishing gazettes on CD-ROMs in May 1998, it has used the
`searchable SGML format in the establishment of the search system. It has also
`converted data prior to that time into SGML format. Currently, KIPO’s examiners
`can do full text searches of unexamined patents and utility models published as far
`back as 1983, and examined patents and utility models issued from 1947, as well as
`gazettes from the JPO, the EPO and the USPTO, which are mostly image-formatted.
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`IV. Search file establishment and upkeep:
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`- File building and Updating;
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`KIPO continues to construct a database that contains information from such sources
`as the Unexamined Patents and Utility Models Gazette, the Registered Patents and
`Utility Models Gazette, the JPO’s Patent Gazettes, Search Master and PAJ, the EPO’s
`FPD and IFD, and the USPTO’s Patent Specifications.
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`SGML database of patents and utility models
`In 2001, the KR (Korean patents and utility models) data published from 1983 to
`April 1998, when gazettes were published in hard copy, was converted into SGML
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`and loaded into internal search systems.
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`Image database of rejected applications and trial-related documents
`The following documents have been scanned and loaded into search systems:
`rejected applications from 1997 to 2000, trial documents from 1984 to 1993, PCT
`applications from 1992 to 2001 and priority documents from 1999 to 2000. This
`process obviates the need for KIPO to keep hard copies of these documents.
`
`Korean Patent Abstracts
`In 2001 KIPO loaded into its internal search system 69,000 abstracts of unexamined
`patents and 72,000 abstracts of registered patents (KPA). It disseminated them on
`CD-ROMs inside and outside the country. In addition, it has continued to accumulate
`or lease foreign data such as the IFD, FPD, CA and IEL.
`
`E-commerce database and its dissemination
`The e-commerce database, which was compiled from a total of 12 sorts of relevant
`literature, for instance reports and journals from national research institutes or
`academic, industrial and economic research institutes, was installed as a searchable
`service on KIPO’s website in December 2001.
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`- Storage, including mass storage media;
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`Allotment of disc storage
`In 2001, by moving all existing data to a hard disc, the search speed was remarkably
`improved. Important data was loaded onto a high-level disc and other data onto a
`low-level disc. By loading all the data onto medium and low-priced discs of 10TB,
`instead of the high-priced discs of 1TB, the budget was reduced by 4.2 billion won.
`
`- Documentation from other offices maintained and/or considered
`part of the available search file
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`Foreign data available through KIPO’s search system consists of the following:
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` Bibliographies: Search Master (JP/1975~), FPD (EP/1974~), IFD (EP/1974~)
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` Abstracts: Japanese Patents (JP/1975~1996), FPD (EP/1974~)
` Full Texts: Japanese Utility Models (JP/1975~), USAPat (US/1975~),
` Espace-A (EP/1978~), Espace-B (EP/1990~), Espace-world (EP/1978~)
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`V. Activities in the field of computerized and other mechanized
`search systems:
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`- In-house systems (online/offline);
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`For the convenience of examiners and, ultimately, to shorten the examination
`pendency period, KIPO has integrated and improved the functions and performance
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`of individually separated search systems. Its aim is to be able to search all data at the
`same time.
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`Integrated search environment and elaboration of the search system
`In 2001, KIPO integrated the Patent/Utility Model Search System and the
`Bioengineering Search System with an integrated viewer for the purpose of realizing
`a "knowledge business environment"; it accomplished the knowledge business
`environment through linking to the Non-patent Literature Search System, the
`Administrative Processing System, and the Knowledge Management System. The
`integrated search system helps in improving the maintenance level of the separate
`search systems through their operational unification, and it provides a high
`possibility of further system development. KIPO has also developed the Business
`Method (BM) Search System, as well as elaborating individual search systems,
`including the Trial Search System.
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`- External databases;
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`Apart from KIPO’s search system, data from the CA and the IEL has been used by
`examiners since 1977 and 1988, respectively.
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`- Administrative management systems (e.g., register, legal status,
`statistics, administrative support, etc.);
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`With the establishment of the KIPOnet system, all IPR administrative procedures
`have been automated. To manage the data produced in each phase of the procedure,
`to deal with matters that originate in the transfer of data to the next phase, and to
`speed up the administration of searches, KIPO uses the following subsidiary systems
`of KIPOnet:
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`General Information Management System
`The General Information Management System outputs a variety of statistical and
`policy data relating to industrial properties such as patents, utility models, trademarks
`and industrial designs through using a variety of information retained by KIPO in
`database form. The system operates tools to efficiently manage large-volume data,
`and it provides various features for end-users.
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`Data Management System
`The Data Management System simplifies the procedure to correct input errors by
`users and to change data in the old systems. It maintains a history of data changes,
`and guarantees correct data changes to promptly meet the requests of applicants and
`organizations.
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`Applied Process Monitoring System
`The Applied Process Monitoring System aims to prevent the occurrence of problems
`caused by delays in work processing, and to provide information on the problem-
`managing status, by application type and by application form. If a problem occurs,
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`the system analyzes the cause of the problem and establishes measures to handle it.
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`Quality Management System
`Strengthening the function of the KIPOnet Quality Management System, which was
`introduced in December 2000, has provided a basis for enhancing work productivity
`through the establishment of standardized processes; it has made it possible to
`efficiently operate resources through systematic process management; it has also
`made it possible to maintain the balance between an individual's workload and the
`developer's workload through a coordinated distribution of workloads among
`departments. The system allows for efficient quality management, as well as process
`improvement, through continual inspection of the system and improvements in
`customer satisfaction.
`
`In November 2001, KIPO was granted an ISO9001 Certificate by the Korean
`Foundation for Quality for its development, management and servicing of the
`KIPOnet system. This assures that KIPO will maintain the excellent reliability
`and credibility of the system.
`Knowledge Management System
`The Knowledge Management System facilitates the sharing of information among
`staff members through integrated management of a variety of information and
`intellectual properties held by KIPO. It also provides this information optionally
`through personalized portals. The system is dedicated to the efficient management of
`knowledge and information retained by KIPO. It helps to activate knowledge
`management by improving the productivity of IP administrative processes through
`the already-established evaluation and reward system for knowledge activities. In
`September 2001, 5,448 individual items of information were posted on the relevant
`website, which showed the possibility of the construction of infrastructure for
`knowledge management.
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`- Equipment used (hardware, including the types of terminal and
`network used, and software), carriers used;
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`By improving the IT infrastructure of the KIPOnet system, such as the server, discs
`and common software, KIPO’s business processing has been accelerated.
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`Hardware
`Together with the development of the e-Patent Portal System, it was necessary to
`increase the processing capability of reception and dissemination servers. To ensure a
`reasonable response, these servers were upgraded to the Enterprise Server (HP
`V2600). Additionally, Online Proxy Servers (HP A500) were configured to provide
`prompt reaction.
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`Network
`To prevent e-filing service disruption, critical network devices were redundantly
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`installed, and redundant Internet service providers (ISPs) such as Korea Telecom and
`Dacom were implemented. Duplicate network connecting devices (e.g. routers,
`switches and firewalls) and duplicate ISPs could create high availability and provide
`redundancy if one device were to fail. This duplication also provides load balancing
`in routing traffic.
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`For storage sharing among servers, a storage area network (SAN) was introduced to
`the KIPOnet system. The SAN improved the efficiency of the data storage and
`reduced the workload related to disk management.
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`Software
`In 2001 KIPO also set up Customer Request Management software for the e-Patent
`Portal System and Gdomino for handling the connection with other governmental
`offices related to the electronic approval system.
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`their structure, presentation and
`thesauri;
`- Existing online
`usefulness for computerized searches.
`
`VI. Administration of the industrial property office library and
`services available to the public (relating to facilities, e.g., for
`lodging applications,
`for assisting clients on searching
`procedures, for obtaining official publications and registry
`extracts):
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`- Planning, administration, automation, security, buildings;
`
`- Collecting, acquisitions, preparation;
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`IP Library
`The IP Library contains patent documents, such as bibliographic data, abstracts and
`full texts, in paper, microform or on CD-ROM, on the basis of mutual exchange from
`21 countries and four international organizations. The total amount of patent
`documents preserved includes 16,112 CDs, 19,833 films, 261,613 microfiches and
`3,201 cartridge tapes. The library also possesses non-patent documents that have
`been donated or purchased from other sources, including approximately 22,787
`volumes and 507 periodicals related to science and technology, and CD-ROMs of
`annual reports and statistics.
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`- Collection management, preservation;
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`The above-mentioned materials are arranged by class or numerical order. All of these
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`materials can be searched by KIPO's examiners or by the public. An electronic
`database is also provided at the Internet corner of the IP Library.
`
`lending, resource sharing, networks of Patent
`- Interlibrary
`libraries in the country;
`
`Agreement on exchange of information resource
`Since KIPO became a member of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology
`Information in 1978, it has been provided with an inter-library loan service and
`document delivery service for a variety of IP-related publications.
`
`NDSL service
`Last year, KIPO joined the National Digital Science Library (NDSL), a service run
`by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, which provides
`academic theses and scientific journals in 200 domestic libraries or information
`centers.
`
`(including
`the public
`to
`services available
`- Information
`computerized services and search files contained in libraries
`remote from your Office and Patent information posted by your
`Office on the World Wide Web).
`
`e-Patent Portal System
`KIPO established the e-Patent Portal System, which was designed for reforming
`KIPO's website into an online service site for the cyber community. The system
`provides, through a unified portal, diverse IP services including web-based online
`applications, specification preparation using a commercial word processor,
`simplification of preliminary procedures, Internet gazettes and customer relationship
`management. This has enabled more forms to be submitted online, as well as mutual
`online communication between KIPO and its customers by e-mail or mobile phone.
`By securing this channel for a variety of users, the limitation of one-sided
`notification has been overcome. As a result, KIPO can accumulate the applicants'
`feedback for making better policies and establishing IT strategy in the future.
`
`IP Mart
`To create opportunities for the online transfer of patented-technology and to
`overcome the limitation of short-lived brick and mortar technology fairs, the IP-Mart,
`which stands for Internet Patent Mart, was launched at http://www.patentmart.or.kr
`in April 2000. By November 2001, potential technology transfers and licenses
`reached over 42,000. The IP Mart also gives a variety of information on intellectual
`property to individual inventors and to small and medium sized enterprises for the
`purpose of promoting innovation.
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`Korean Patent Abstracts Search Service
`Since July 2001, the KPA data search has been enabled for the general public at
`KIPO’s English website, http://eportal.kipo.go.kr:8581/home/portal/ehtml/index.jsp,
`as well as through the KIPRIS service by KIPI. The service also provides up-to-date
`information concerning the legal status of each application. Legal status information
`is updated weekly, allowing applicants to determine the current status of their
`application.
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`VII. Matters concerning mutual exchange of Patent documentation
`and information:
`
`- International or regional cooperation in the exchange of machine-
`readable information, e.g., bibliographic data, abstract and/or full
`text information;
`
`The 3rd and 4th Information Technology Experts Meetings between KIPO and the
`JPO
`In 2001 KIPO and the JPO had meetings for their IP experts, in February and
`November, to deepen understanding of mutual computer systems. They exchanged
`information pertaining mainly to technical matters such as the electronic filing of
`applications, network and data exchange, retrieval systems and retrieval databases.
`At that time, the two Offices agreed on the electronic exchange of priority documents
`and free access to their respective IPR databases.
`
`INPADOC data
`Since 1978 KIPO has complied with the agreement between the EPO and KIPO to
`supply free of charge bibliographic data from official gazettes to EPIDOS free of
`charge for the INPADOC database in machine-readable format. Since 2001 the KPA
`has replaced Registered Patents and Utility Models as the source of bibliographical
`data provided to the EPO.
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`- Medium used for exchange of priority documents;
`
`Exchange of priority documents with the JPO
`According to an agreement for the exchange of priority documents with the JPO,
`KIPO developed a system of managing priority documents in June 2001. Since July
`2001, both Offices have exchanged CD-ROMs; this will continue until online
`exchange is established.
`
`- Medium allowed for filing applications;
`
`KIPO permits applicants to file their applications online, on paper or on floppy disc.
`All paper-based applications are converted into electronic format. Specifications and
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`drawings submitted to KIPO, as well as bibliographical data on a floppy disk, are
`uploaded to the KIPOnet system.
`
`In the case of e-filing, applicants can easily prepare electronic documents in SGML
`format using the original e-filing software called Korean Electronic Application
`Preparation Software (KEAPS), and file their application via the Internet. Since the
`e-filing system was launched in 1999, it has been elaborated continuously in its
`functions. In 2001, the e-filing rate reached an average of 81.4% for all IPRs. In
`particular, 93.1% of patent applications were filed online. KEAPS has the following
`merits:
`
`- Easier exchange of documents with other countries due to the adoption of
`WIPO ST.32
`- An encryption algorithm and an electronic signature based on PKI
`- Able to create and print out all kinds of KIPO application forms
`- Prevents any syntax errors by validating each item while creating an
`application form
`- Automatic switching between English and Korean, finding address by ZIP
`code, and managing an applicant’s database
`- Automated preparation of complementary statements while checking for
`document revisions.
`
`Strengthening the e-filing service
`In 2001, to improve the function of e-filing software, KIPO completed the
`development of a web-based editor, the so-called W-KEAPS, by applying state-of-
`the-art technology to form processing. Through this software, applicants can make
`electronic documents with commercial word processing software such as MS Word,
`*Hangul, or KEAPS. (*Hangul is the most popular word processor in Korea.) More
`than 95% of application forms can now be filed online, showing improvement in the
`online service for the general public. Preparation procedures for e-filing have been
`simplified, making it is easier to file an application through the KIPOnet system. The
`electronic signature has also been renewed in accordance with international
`standards.
`
`Issuance of electronic signature key
`To expedite the online application process, KIPO has shortened the procedure for
`granting electronic signature keys, enabling applicants to get them within a day of
`requesting their issuance.
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`- Implementation of the Statement of Principles Concerning the
`Changeover to Electronic Data Carriers for the Exchange of
`Patent Documents (please make a status report on the extent to
`which your Office has changed over to electronic data carriers for
`the exchange of Patent documents).
`
`KIPOnet’s link to TriNet for exchanging electronic documents
`In May 2001 at the Trilateral Technical Meeting held in Washington, D.C, the
`Trilateral Offices agreed to allow KIPOnet to be connected to the TriNet for
`electronic document exchange. KIPO agreed with the JPO to establish a network
`between both offices, which would be a basis for linking to TriNet; at the end of
`2001, it finished its technical preparation for the connection.
`
`VIII. Other relevant matters concerning education and training in, and
`promotion of, the use of Patent information, including technical
`assistance to developing countries:
`
`- Training courses for national and foreign participants, use of
`audiovisual means;
`
`Cyber International Patent Academy
`The Cyber International Patent Academy is an online training course. Its contents
`and database were completed by the end of 2001, and the online service will be
`possible in 2002. Its trainees are very diverse, from elementary school students to
`senior citizens who are interested in IPRs and inventions. The course will be
`available via the Internet. Trainees can share relevant information, including basic
`knowledge of IPRs from experts in areas such as industry, law, administration and
`education.
`
`Remote training program between Daejeon and Seoul
`Through the Multimedia Training Center established in September 2000, remote
`training is possible for our customers between Daejeon and Seoul. KIPO’s
`headquarters moved to Daejeon from Seoul. However, with more than 25% of
`Korea’s population living in Seoul, it has more IPR applicants than any other city in
`Korea, and it is still very important to promote invention and to disseminate IPR-
`related information to its residents. At the Multimedia Training Center, KIPO can
`meet these needs by offering online training through means of remote lectures on
`diverse training programs, including a beginner’s program on IPR, information
`searches and a user’s guide for e-filing. This program can be extended to local users
`within a few years.
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`- Assistance to developing countries (sending consultants and
`experts, receiving trainees from developing countries, etc.);
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`Technical assistance for developing countries
`With the experience and know-how learned from the development of the KIPOnet
`system, KIPO has endeavored to provide technical assistance to developing countries
`that have started to develop their internal automation for IPR administration, or have
`faced some difficulties in conducting relevant business. In particular, in 2000 we
`provided a consultation service to the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)
`in Brazil through dispatching an engineering consulting team to their office in
`accordance with a formal request from their commissioner. As a result, both offices
`agreed in March 2001, in the Record of Discussion, that KIPO would provide the
`INPI with further technical cooperation for its internal automation system related to
`IPR administration. In addition, KIPO had a promotion tour to neighboring states
`Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia. KIPO is planning to expand its capacity to
`assist IPOs in developing countries that would like to initiate an automation plan.
`
`On-the-job training for trainers and instructors of intellectual property
`1) Objective: To provide trainers/instructors with an opportunity for exchanging
`information on topical and emerging issues in the field of intellectual
`property; to provide an opportunity for exchanging information on policies,
`strategies, approaches and experiences in the field of teaching and training in
`intellectual property.
`2) Dates: Five working days from March 19 to 23, 2001.
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`3) Participants: Approximately 30 participants from 12 countries including
`Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka,
`Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Korea.
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`4) Organizers (training institute): WIPO and the International Intellectual
`Property Training Institute (IIPTI)/KIPO.
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`Training course on the intellectual property system
`1) Objective: To provide experience and knowledge on the intellectual property
`systems and industrial development strategies in both Korea and in other
`advanced countries; to help participants develop expertise that could
`maximize the efforts of their respe