(REPUBLIC OF KOREA)
(WIPO code: KR) (last revised February 2021)
by KOREANA PATENT FIRM, Seoul - Mr. HaeSun Park, Patent Attorney
Korea (South)
Present Situation
Korea, comprising a total area of 223,662 sq. km and a population of 77,099,861 (estimated 2019), was occupied and divided into two zones as a result of a war, which began on June 25, 1950, and lasted until an armistice was signed on July 27, 1953.
Zone I: The South Koreans formed the Republic of Korea in May 1948, with Seoul as the capital. The republic was formally proclaimed on August 15, 1948.
Zone II: The North Koreans formed the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in May 1948, with Pyongyang as the capital. North Korea -DPRK was formally proclaimed on September 9, 1948.
General Information
Area
100,448 sq. km.
Population
51,849,861.
Capital
Seoul with 9,729,107 (estimated 2019).
Official Language
Korean.
Currency
won.
Gross national income
(2019): U.S.$ 1,660 billion.
Imports
(2019): U.S.$ 377,422 million.
Exports
(2019): U.S.$ 406,104 million.
| Statistics (2019) |
Filed | Issued | ||
| Total by foreigners | Total to foreigners | |||
| Patents | 218,975 | 47,372 | 125,661 | 30,809 |
| Utility models | 5,447 | 472 | 2,417 | 179 |
| Designs | 64,111 | 5,093 | 50,956 | 6,839 |
| Trademarks | 204,998 | 31,306 | 113,908 | 23,261 |