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March, 2008. Baek, Jae-hong, Deputy Director Technical Cooperation Division. Contents. IP system, Technological Innovation and Economic Growth. KIPO ’ s experience: KIPOnet. Benefits of KIPOnet. Global KIPO. IP System, Technological Innovation and Economic Growth. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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March, 2008March, 2008
Baek, Jae-hong, Deputy Director
Technical Cooperation Division
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IP system, Technological Innovation and Economic GrowthIP system, Technological Innovation and Economic Growth
ContentsContents
KIPO’s experience: KIPOnetKIPO’s experience: KIPOnet
Benefits of KIPOnetBenefits of KIPOnet
Global KIPOGlobal KIPO
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IP System, Technological Innovation and Economic Growth
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Intellectual property (IP) as the key to economic development in the 21st century’s information era.
Intangible IP assets are supplanting physical resources as the engine of wealth creation and economic progress.
Knowledge-based industry drives new markets and adds value.
IP system, Technological Innovation and Economic Growth IP system, Technological Innovation and Economic Growth
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IP automation infrastructure facilitating the promotion and utilization of intellectual property.
Competitive IP holds the key to economic development in a knowledge-based society.
Promotion of intellectual property has become a major task for developed countries.
Efforts are directed toward building effective IP automation system in most countries.
IP system, Technological Innovation and Economic Growth IP system, Technological Innovation and Economic Growth
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KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet
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A fully integrated IPR automation system
all customer-services on 24 hours/7 days
Full automation of internal administration
KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet
A unified portal for public service
Brief Introduction of KIPOnet
Electronic handling of applications for all kinds of IPR
Notifications by push mail or Short Message Service (SMS)
Work-at home system
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Assists applicants to file their applications online to acquire an exclusive right of their inventions or trademarks
KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet
Supports KIPO examiners to judge on the patentability of applications
Main Services of KIPOnet
Issues a variety of certificates to applicants
Publicizes IP information for public disclosure and review
Helps KIPO trial examiners to make a decision on IP litigations
Disseminates Korean IP and examination information domestically and internationally
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1995: Established IP Automation plan in 1995, Three-years of development
1999: KIPOnet launched World’s first Internet-based e-filing system for patent application released
KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet KIPO’s experience: KIPOnetThe Development History KIPOnet
2001: Internet Gazette publishing began
2003 ~ 2004: KIPOnet upgraded to provide faster, more reliable and more convenient service
2005: World’s first PCT e-filing service launched
2006: 24 hours and 365 days non-stop service began work-at home service examiners started
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Foundation of paperless environment for all IPR administration
Existing paper-based documents and application (only 7% of total applications) are digitalized by KIPO Digitalization Center.
All the converted electronic files are managed as original.
KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet KIPO’s experience: KIPOnetKey Features of KIPOnet :
1. Computerization of all administrative procedures
Digitalization Center
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A complete electronic management of internal IP affairs
Examiners do all their major tasks such as application retrieval, prior art searches, and notice preparation at a single window.
All reports are approved electronically.
KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet
Daily PDF gazettes of granted and laid open applications are published online.
Changes of ownership of IP rights are available up-to-date.
Key Features of KIPOnet :1. Computerization of all administrative procedures
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Work-at-home service
Examiners can do a remote online examination while staying at their home.
KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet
For security and access to KIPOnet, Government Virtual Private Network (GVPN) and fingerprint identification were introduced.
InternetInternet
MOGAHA
GVPN
※ Government Network CenterGVPN: Government Virtual Private Network
KIPO
Firewall
Examiners
Administration
Search System
DigitalSignature
GovernmentAdministration
Network
GovernmentAdministration
Network
Key Features of KIPOnet :1. Computerization of all administrative procedures
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Knowledge-based Management
KIPO’s Knowledge Management System (KMS) is a portal system allowing the sharing, utilization and evaluation of various knowledge inside and outside the office.
KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet
KIPO messenger enables KIPO staffs to do a real time file exchange, communication, and also give real-time notices to applicants.
KIPO MessengerExisting communication media
In person e-mail
Circular, notification
Meeting telephone
Liaison
Real-timeReal-time
Real-time file exchange
Real-time communication
Real-time notice
Real-time file exchange
Real-time communication
Real-time notice
KIPO MessengerExisting communication media
In person e-mail
Circular, notification
Meeting telephone
Liaison
Real-timeReal-time
Real-time file exchange
Real-time communication
Real-time notice
Real-time file exchange
Real-time communication
Real-time notice
Key Features of KIPOnet :1. Computerization of all administrative procedures
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24 * 7 public service
KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet KIPO’s experience: KIPOnetKey Features of KIPOnet :
2. A ubiquitous single window for public services
All kinds of IP applications can be filed online to KIPO.
Customers view and retrieve a variety of notifications online.
Legal status of applications is notified by push mail and mobile messages.
Requests and issuances of various certificates are available online.
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IP information archive portal
Domestic and foreign IP information is freely available online for the public by KIPRIS.
- It covers all the Korean IP information of KIPO and major patent authorities such as EP, JP, US, and so on.
Customized IP information is delivered daily by push mail.
- Push mail service sorted by IPC code, design classification, trademark classification, applicant, patent attorney etc.
KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet
Free of change public IP search service in Korea since 2000
Free of change public IP search service in Korea since 2000
Key Features of KIPOnet :2. A ubiquitous single window for public services
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Transparent online disclosure of all the procedures and results of civil petitions
Applicants are informed of the progress of applications through My KIPOnet service
My KIPOnet provides legal status information to law firms, enterprises or individuals who can access the web.
KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet
It also supports viewing and downloading of applications and examination information grouped by applicant or case, including information of renewal of patent rights and due dates.
Key Features of KIPOnet :2. A ubiquitous single window for public services
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High-quality services for other government organizations
A variety of IP administrative or legal information are made available to governmental organizations such as the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs (MoGAHA), the Ministry of Finance and economy (MoFE), and the Courts.
- Offers examination and trial information to the Courts
- Allows the general public to view the register of granted patents by linking to the administrative information sharing system of the MoGAHA
- Enables applicants to pay their fees to an account of the MoFE.
KIPO’s experience : KIPOnet KIPO’s experience : KIPOnetKey Features of KIPOnet :
3. A Network for sharing and disseminating IP Information
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High-quality services for R&D institutes and private companies
Customized patent information including patent maps and patent litigation maps is available for private companies and R&D institutes free of change.
To encourage mutual use between patent statistics and industrial statistics, KIPO publishes a patent statistics analysis report.
KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet KIPO’s experience: KIPOnetKey Features of KIPOnet :
3. A Network for sharing and disseminating IP Information
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Benefits of KIPOnet
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Significant reduction of examination pending period
The average examination pending period in 1999 was 23.6 months. By 2005 it had reduced to 17.6 months and in 2007 it further reduced to 9.8 months.
- This brings a result that applicants can be given the results of their applications and decide to whether or not to commercialize their inventions quicker than before in this rapidly changing information technology era.
Benefits of KIPOnet Benefits of KIPOnetGreater efficiency in IPR administration in KIPO
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Significant improvements in the quality of its examinations
The examination error rate for patent applications dropped from 6% in 2001 to 1.5% in 2006.
Benefits of KIPOnet Benefits of KIPOnet
<Examination Error Rate>
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Patent & Utility models 6.0 4.3 3.8 3.6 2.3 1.5
Trademarks & Designs 3.5 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.4
Greater efficiency in IPR administration in KIPO
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Internal business cost savings due to KIPOnet
KIPOnet brought about cost savings of over 367 million US dollars from 1999 to 2006, by reducing gazette publication costs, saving space for preserving paper documents, and reducing examination pending period.
Benefits of KIPOnet Benefits of KIPOnet
<Internal Business Cost Savings due to Enhancement of KIPO Productivity>
Area of Assessment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total
Internal Business Cost
Savings
Administration 21,160 18,631 24,521 25,381 26,770 30,854 39,264 51,67
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238,253
Examination 11,495 10,656 9,728 13,947 16,942 19,294 21,387 25,71
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129,161
Total 32,655 29,287 34,249 39,328 43,712 50,148 60,651 77,38
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367,414
(Unit : US$ 1000)
Greater efficiency in IPR administration in KIPO
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Dramatic cut-down in paperwork
Online filing reached 92% by the end of 2007.
- This shows that inventive activities of the general public have been continuously increasing.
Benefits of KIPOnet Benefits of KIPOnetImprovement of Public Service
Online searches surged about twenty-fold from 900 thousand in 2001 to over 16 million in 2007.
<Annual Online Searches>
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2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
10,000,000
12,000,000
14,000,000
16,000,000
18,000,000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007Year
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Hi
ts
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Customers opportunity cost savings due to KIPOnet
Benefits of KIPOnet Benefits of KIPOnet
<Customers Opportunity Cost Savings due to Improvement of Public Services>
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total
1,809 2,424 2,866 4,182 4,635 5,364 6,099 6,924 34,303
60,399 165,127 330,092 401,748 464,988 536,113 621,412 741,255 3,321,134
62,208 167,551 332,958 405,930 469,623 541,477 627,511 748,179 3,355,437
(Unit : US$ 1000)
Customer Opportunity
Cost Savings
E-filing
Computerized Search
Total
Area of Assessment
On the customer’s side, opportunity cost savings thanks to e-filing and computerized IP search amounted to more than 3,355 million dollars from 1999 to 2006.
Improvement of Public Service
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Enhanced transparency of IP administration in KIPO
With all IPR examination procedures available online, the public has better access to information and can learn about specific cases.
Benefits of KIPOnet Benefits of KIPOnet
KIPOnet has also brought about a renewed faith in the Korean intellectual property system, raising KIPO’s ranking amongst the world’s top PCT (international patent) application receivers from 13th in 1999 to 5th by 2006.
Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Ranking 13 10 9 9 7 7 6 5
<Ranking of KIPO>
Improvement of Public Service
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Prevention of duplicated R&D investment
Benefits of KIPOnet Benefits of KIPOnetRising the Efficiency of National R&D Activities
Utilization of patent information in R&D is preventing redundant investments
- R&D institute could reduce R&D time by 26.18 percent and an R&D cost by 27.59 percent with the use of customized patent services offered by KIPOnet.
This has not only reduced R&D expenses, but also shortened the R&D period.
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Global KIPO
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Since the launch of the KIPOnet in 1999, approximately 30 Intellectual Property Offices (IPOs) benchmarked the KIPOnet to modernize their own IP examination and administration system.
Global KIPO Global KIPOBest practice recognized worldwide
KIPO has provided nine developing countries with technical consultations on office automation and enhanced cooperation in the IT field with other IPOs and international organizations such as WIPO and APEC.
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In cooperation with WIPO, KIPO developed the PCT-Receiving Office Administration system, called PCT-ROAD in 2005.
As of 2007, this system has been deployed in 18 countries around the world, including Israel, Egypt, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia.
Global KIPO Global KIPO
PCT-ROAD has contributed to increasing the e-filing rate of international patent applications and decreasing the digital divide between developing PCT member states.
PCT-ROAD
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Global KIPO Global KIPOPCT-ROAD
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Due to the increasing importance of Korean patent information, the Korean Patent Information Online Network, so called K-PION was launched in 2005.
It provides examiners in other countries with a means of searching English translations of Korean patent documents including file wrapper information.
Examiners of 35 foreign IPOs can view and retrieve Korean-English translations of Korean IP information and examination history.
Global KIPO Global KIPOK-PION Service
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Thank You
Jong-Hyub Choi: jonghyub@kipo.go.krJong-Hyub Choi: jonghyub@kipo.go.kr
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