IP Report

Statistical Trends in Intellectual Property up to May 2020

  • Writer: 특허법인아주
  • Date: 2020-07-28 10:54

According to the statistical trends in intellectual property as of May 2020 announced by the Korea Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the cumulative number of applications including patents, utility models, designs, and trademarks from January to May in 2020 has reached 205,569, an increase of 1.4% from the same period of last year; the number of registered applications reached 127,917, an increase of 3.3% from the same period of last year; the number of examination requests reached 82,221, an increase of 14.5% from the same period of last year; and the number of trial requests fell to 3,334, a decrease of 10.4% from the same period of last year.

 

Besides the number of registered applications, which can change according to the results of examination, the number of applications of utility models and designs decreased by 17.5% and 7.1%, whereas the number of applications of patents and trademarks increased by 0.2% and 5.2%, which represent distinct results. Regardless of COVID-19, there is an increase in the number of patent and trademark applications. However, compared to the fact that the cumulative number of patent and trademark applications in March 2020 increased by 1.8% and 17.3% from the same period of last year, the tendency in the beginning of 2020 seems to be a considerable plunge with COVID-19 in full swing.

 

The trial requests of the intellectual property declined by 10% or more. Although it is difficult to identify the type of trials showing the decrease when only considering the statistical material, it is considered that the applicants feel burdened to afford trial costs, which are more expensive than filing an application.

 

Meanwhile, the number of examination requests of patents and utility models increased by nearly 15%, which reflects the examination request period shortened from 5 years to 3 years as well as greater interest and investments from applicants for rapidly obtaining intellectual property including applications that were already filed through a request for preferential examination.

 

 

Source: KIPO website Statistical trends in IP up to May 2020

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