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SiliconValley
R&D Labs University
VentureCapitals
IP-intensiveCorporations
ServiceProviders
Idea
R&D
Commercialization
Market
Silicon Valley – An Exemplary Virtuous Cycle
The core of the cycle : IP Ecosystem
Is IP a catalyst?
No. of patent filings per jobin Santa Clara County is double that of other areas.IP
Ecosystem
R & D
Market
Idea Commercial-ization
Meeting Different Needs
Customer-tailored examination system
Multi-track Examination
System
(Utilization ratio, 2012 )
12.3%
87.6%
0.1%
SuperAccelerated
Accelerated
Regular
Deferred
1 months
3‐5 months
10 months
0.1%
Shortening trial pendency period
Speedy Trials & Appeals
Tria
l pen
den
cy p
erio
d(m
onth
)
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
9 months
8 months
7 months
6 months
6 months
PCT – Timeliness
100% of ISRs will be delivered in time
PCT search requests and timeliness
44.0 16.3 10022.216.9
2009 2010 2011 2012 2nd Quarter of 2013
Tim
elin
ess
in
tran
smitting ISR
s(%
)
Expanding Examination Capacities
Seek measures to improve the patent classification system
Extend machine translation services to overseas documents
Enlarge interaction-basedoutsourcing of prior art searches
Increase the number of examiners on a continual basis
Collaboration with Other IPOs
81
157
272
490
610
1,250
No. of PPH requests
12
6
89
11
14KIPO’s PPH partners
Enter partnership with all the PPHmember states
PCT Quality Committee
Quarterly meeting Continual updating of examination standards
PCT – Quality Control
Deputy Commissioner
(Chair)
Director Generals
Directors
Examiners
ExaminationBureaus(4)
Examination Divisions(31)
PCT International Search and Preliminary Examination Division
PCT Policy QM Division
Quality Assurance QM Division
International Feedback QM Division
IT Resources QM Division
Human Resources QM Division
Administration & Communication Channel QM Division
PCT Quality Committee [6 divisions]
2-layer quality control system
ExaminersSenior
Examiners
Reviewers
Producing ISRs
Examination Divisions
Reviews
Feedback
Quality Assurance Division
1
2
PCT – Quality Control
Revision of IP Laws for KOR–U.S. FTA (March 2012)
Extended patent duration due to delays in registration
Extended grace period for disclosure
Abolished patent cancellationdue to non-usage
Introduced confidentiality protection order in appeals procedures
Revision of the Korean Patent Act for Patent Law Treaty
Recovery
of a right
“A right is recovered when the
failure to meet the deadline has
resulted in the loss of the right”
Amendment completed
(Effective from July 2013)
English application
will be allowed
Under pre-announcement of
legislation(From March to May, 2013)
Simplifiedrequirements for acknowledging
filing date