March 14, 2008

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March 14, 2008March 14, 2008

Jong-Hyub CHOI

Director General & CIO

Information Policy Bureau

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The Importance of an IP systemThe Importance of an IP system

ContentsContents

KIPO’s experience: KIPOnetKIPO’s experience: KIPOnet

Benefits of KIPOnetBenefits of KIPOnet

Global KIPOGlobal KIPO

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The Importance of an IP System

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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 industries drive new markets and adds value.

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UKUK

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FranceFrance

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USAUSA

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KoreaKorea

Tangible properties Intangible properties

- Computer, Aerospace, Pharmaceutical Industry, Finance and Insurance, etc.

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IP automation infrastructures facilitating the creation, promotion and utilization of intellectual property.

Competitive IP is the key to economic growth and development in a knowledge-based society.

The promotion of intellectual property has become a major task for developed countries.

Efforts in most developed countries are directed towards building effective IP automation systems.

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KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet

- Introduction of KIPOnet

- Services for internal customers

- Services for external customers

- Services for R&D institutions

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A fully integrated IP automation system

Customer-services available 24/7

Full automation of internal administration

KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet

A unified portal for public service

1. Introduction of KIPOnet

Electronic handling of all kinds of IPR applications

Push mail and Short Message Service (SMS) notifications

Work-at-home system

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1995: Established IP Automation plan - Three-years of development

1999: KIPOnet launched

World’s first Internet-based e-filing system for patent application

KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet1. Introduction of KIPOnet

2001: Internet Gazette publishing began

2003 ~ 2004: KIPOnet upgraded to provide faster, more reliable and more convenient service

2005: PCT e-filing service launched

2006: 24/7 non-stop public service began

Examiners work-at-home service also began

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- Services for R&D institutes

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Establishment of a paperless IPR administration environment

Existing paper-based documents and applications (only 7% of total applications) are digitalized at KIPO’s Digitalization Center.

In 2007, applications’ e-filing rate reached 93%.

KIPO’s experience: KIPOnet KIPO’s experience: KIPOnetServices for internal customers

Digitalization Center

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A complete electronic management of internal IP affairs

Examiners can carry out all their major tasks, such as application retrieval, prior art searches, and notice preparation through a single window.

All reports are electronically approved.


Daily online publication of gazettes on patent applications and grants in PDF format.

IP rights change-of-ownerships available online and up-to-date.

Services for internal customers

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Work-at-home service

Examiners are enabled to securely connect to the KIPOnet system from their homes and remotely perform all their duties.


An innovative work system that facilitates the hiring of qualified examiners from distant locations and saves office space.

InternetInternet

MOPAS

GVPN

※ Government Network CenterGVPN: Government Virtual Private Network

KIPO

Firewall

Examiners

Administration

Search System

DigitalSignature

GovernmentAdministration

Network

GovernmentAdministration

Network

For secure access to KIPOnet, Government Virtual Private Network (GVPN) and fingerprint identification system were introduced.


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Knowledge-based Management

KIPO’s Knowledge Management System (KMS)


KIPO messenger 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 notice

KIPO MessengerExisting communication media

In person e-mail

Circular, notification

Meeting telephone

Liaison

Real-timeReal-time



Real-time notice



Real-time notice

- It facilitates the creation, updating, sharing, utilization and evaluation of both internally and externally generated knowledge sets.

- It enables KIPO’s staff engage in real time file exchanges, communication in form of online chats, and also provides a mechanism for sending real-time notices to applicants.


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24 * 7 public service


Online filing of all kinds of IP applications.

Online viewing and retrieval of notifications by customers.

Notification by push mail or SMS services of the legal status of applications.

Online requests and issuance of various certificates.

Services for external customers

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IP information archive portal

Domestic and foreign IP information is made freely available online for the public by KIPRIS.

- It contains the Korean IP information from KIPO and IP information provided by major patent offices such as EPO, JPO, USPTO etc.

Customized IP information are delivered daily by push mail to subscribers.

- Push mail service can be sorted by classification system (IPC code, design classification, trademark classification) or external customers (applicant, patent attorney), etc.


* KIPRIS : Korea Industrial Property Rights Information Service


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Transparent online disclosure of the procedures and results of civil petitions

Applicants are informed of the progress of applications through the “My KIPOnet” service

The “My KIPOnet” service also provides legal status information to law firms, enterprises and individuals who access the web.


It also supports the viewing and downloading of applications and examination information grouped by applicant, case, etc


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High-quality services to other arms of Government

A variety of IP administrative and legal information is made available to governmental organizations such as the Ministry of Public Administration and Security (MOPAS), the Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF), and the Courts.

- KIPOnet allows the general public to view the register of granted patents by connecting them to the administrative information sharing system of the MOPAS.

- It also enables applicants to pay their fees online, to an MOSF account.

- It also offers information on examinations and trials to Patent Courts

KIPO’s experience : KIPOnet KIPO’s experience : KIPOnetServices for external customers

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Infrastructures for the use of patent information

KIPRIS

Patent dispute map


Patent maps

- It provides free patent information search services.

- The results of categorizing or analyzing patent information in certain technical areas

- Provides visual representations of technology trends and patent applications.

- Provides the results of the analyses of patent lawsuits from major countries- Patent dispute maps of the US, Japan, and Europe are provided

Statistical analysis of patent information- Encouragement of mutual usage of patent & industry statistics

Services for R&D institutes

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Promotion of the use of patent information for national R&D activities

Investigation of patent trends for government-funded R&D projects


R&D IPR consulting center

- Patent trend Analysis in planning R&D projects

- Prior art searches in selecting R&D projects

- Systematic management and evaluation of R&D projects

- Consulting services for national R&D projects- www.iprguide.org

- Visits each lab to consult on IPR

Services for R&D institutes

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Benefits of KIPOnet

- Benefits from internal services

- Benefits from external services

- Benefits from R&D activities

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Internal business cost savings due to KIPOnet

KIPOnet brought about cost savings of over 290 million US dollars between1999 and 2005, 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 the enhancement of KIPO’s Productivity by KIPOnet>

Area of Assessment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total

Internal Business

Cost Savings

Administration 21.2 18.6 24.5 25.4 26.8 30.9 39.3 186.7

Examination 11.5 10.7 9.7 13.9 16.9 19.3 21.4 103.4

Total 32.7 29.3 34.2 39.3 43.7 50.2 60.7 290.1

(Unit : US$ million)

Benefits from internal services

<Source: Korea Information Society Agency, 2006>

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Contribution to the 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.

- The reduction of examination pending period was due to the automation by KIPOnet of the entire examination procedures and to the increase in the number of examiners.

Benefits of KIPOnet Benefits of KIPOnetBenefits from internal services

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Improvements in the quality of examinations

The examination error rate for patent applications dropped from 6% in 2001 to 1.5% in 2006.


<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

Benefits from internal services

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Benefits of KIPOnet




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Opportunity cost savings to external customers


<Customers Opportunity Cost Savings due to Improvement of Public Services>

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total

1.8 2.4 2.9 4.2 4.6 5.4 6.2 27.5

60.4 165.1 330.1 401.7 465.0 536.1 621.4 2,579.8

62.2 167.5 333.0 405.9 469.6 541.5 627.6 2,607.3

(Unit : US$ million)

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 2.6 billion dollars between1999 and 2005.

Benefits from external services


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Enhanced transparency of IP administration in KIPO

With all IPR examination procedures

available online, the public has better

access to administrative information.

Benefits of KIPOnet Benefits of KIPOnetBenefits from external services

Quick and accurate examination services

are provided through the full automation of

IPR administration.

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Benefits of KIPOnet




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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 or duplicated investments

- R&D institutions could reduce their R&D time by 26%and their R&D cost by about 28% with the use of customized patent services offered by KIPOnet.

This has not only reduced R&D expenses, but also shortened R&D period.


A 3 year R&D project

Shortened by 9 months

Duration of R&D : 26% shorterDuration of R&D : 26% shorter

Save US$2.5 billion a year

(2006)

28% lower

Cost of R&D: 28% lowerCost of R&D: 28% lower

Save US$2.5 billion a year

(2006)

28% lower

Cost of R&D: 28% lowerCost of R&D: 28% lower

26%

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Global KIPO

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Since the launch of the KIPOnet in 1999, approximately 30 Intellectual Property Offices (IPOs) have benchmarked KIPOnet to modernize their own IP examination and administration system.

Global KIPO Global KIPOBest practice recognized worldwide

KIPO is providing technical consultation to several developing countries on office automation and is enhancing cooperation in IT with other IPOs and international organizations such as the WIPO and APEC.

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In collaboration 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 developed and 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 - 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: [email protected] Choi: [email protected]

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