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Subject : Decrease in Patent Applications Made by Large Firms   
Date 2010-01-29 Visit 4788


Last year showed a 20% decrease in the intellectual property applications made by large firms in South Korea, continuing the trend for the last three years.

According to a report made by Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) in 19 th January, the total number of intellectual property applications made last year was 353,440, showing a 5.2% decrease from 372,697 cases the previous year.

Large Korean firms especially showed a huge decrease in number of patent applications.

They displayed a drop of 19.5% last year, following drops of 14.3% for years 2007 and 2008.
 

 

 

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