(REPUBLIC OF KOREA)
(WIPO code: KR) (last revised January 2023)
by KOREANA PATENT FIRM, Seoul - Mr. HaeSun Park, Mr. YoonMin Lee, Mr. SungJin Hong, Patent Attorneys
(REPUBLIC OF KOREA)
(WIPO code: KR) (last revised January 2023)
by KOREANA PATENT FIRM, Seoul - Mr. HaeSun Park, Mr. YoonMin Lee, Mr. SungJin Hong, Patent Attorneys
Korea, comprising a total area of 223,705 sq. km and a population of 77,122,809 (estimated 2021), 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.
100,491 sq. km.
51,638,809.
Seoul with 9,509,458 (estimated 2021).
Korean.
won.
(2021): U.S.$ 1,830 billion.
(2021): U.S.$ 615,093 million.
(2021): U.S.$ 644,400 million.
Statistics (2021) |
Filed | Issued | ||
Total by foreigners | Total to foreigners | |||
Patents | 237,998 | 51,753 | 145,882 | 35,531 |
Utility models | 4,009 | 367 | 1,817 | 199 |
Designs | 63,647 | 4,830 | 54,880 | 6,667 |
Trademarks | 270,421 | 30,060 | 125,731 | 19,632 |