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COUNTRY	KOREA (SOUTH) (KR) Government Patent Office Patent Resources Trade Mark Resources Design Resources Copyright Resources	Plant Breeders Rights Circuit Layout Resources Company Resources Trade Practices National Library / Others

GOVERNMENT	South Korean Government Entry Point via the Office of the President or the Office of the Prime Minister or the Korean Government Homepage
PATENT OFFICE	Korean Intellectual Property Office
PATENTS	RESOURCES espacenet espacenet provides access to patent information from Republic of Korea from 1978 for bibliographic information and does not carry facsimile images. For coverage see http://gb.espacenet.com/espacenet/gb/en/help/15350.htm Korean Intellectual Property Office The Korean Intellectual Property Office - Korean Patent Abstracts database provides access to Korean National Applications from 1979 for "registered applications" and from 2000 for "unexamined applications". \| Database \| Coverage \| Korea Institute of Patent Information "KIPI is a specialized organization for industrial property rights information service founded in July 1995 as the organization linked up with the KIPO, for the purpose of constructing the national infra-network system of the industrial property rights information and performing a role of guide to create superior inventions and to develop up-to-the-second technology in Korea." Worldwide Intellectual Property Search (WIPS) WIPS "has been making history in patent searching in Korea. Since developing "PATROM" for searching Korean patents, we have expanded to include Japanese, US and European patents. Now we can offer searching via the internet . From providing patent information to patent consultating and ditigal library. WIPS now leads the future technology development in patent information services." LEGISLATION Patent Law - Law No. 950, Promulgated on Dec. 31, 1961 - As Last Amended by Law No. 5576, Sep. 23, 1998 - hosted on the Korean Intellectual Property Office website Utility Model Law - Law No. 952, Promulgated on Dec. 31, 1961 - As Last Amended by Law No. 5577, Sep. 23, 1998 - hosted on the Korean Intellectual Property Office website
TRADEMARKS	RESOURCES The Korea Institute of Patent Information offers offline Trade Mark searches for a fee.($) LEGISLATION Trademark Law - Law No. 71, Promulgated on Nov. 28, 1949 - As Last Amended by Law No. 5355, Aug. 22, 1997 - hosted on the Korean Intellectual Property Office website - click "Trademark Law" in the main menu.
DESIGNS	RESOURCES LEGISLATION Design Law - Law No. 951, Promulgated on Dec. 31, 1961 - As Last Amended by Law No. 5354, Aug. 22, 1997 - hosted on the Korean Intellectual Property Office website
COPYRIGHT	RESOURCES LEGISLATION
PLANT BREEDERS RIGHTS	RESOURCES LEGISLATION
CIRCUIT LAYOUT	RESOURCES LEGISLATION Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Lay-out Design Law Law No. 4526, Promulgated on Dec. 08, 1992 - As Last Amended by Law No. 5599, Dec. 28, 1998 - hosted on the Korean Intellectual Property Office website
COMPANY & BUSINESS	RESOURCES LEGISLATION
TRADE PRACTICES	RESOURCES Fair Trade Commission LEGISLATION Unfair Competition Prevention Law Law No. 911, Promulgated on Dec. 30, 1961 - As Last Amended by Law No. 5621, Dec. 31, 1998 - hosted on the Korean Intellectual Property Office website
NATIONAL LIBRARY / OTHERS	The National Library of Korea Korean Yellow Pages (Telephone Directory)