(REPUBLIC OF KOREA)
(WIPO code: KR) (last revised December 2023)
by KOREANA PATENT FIRM, Seoul - Mr. YoonMin Lee, Mr. SungJin Hong, Patent Attorneys
Korea (South)
Present Situation
Korea, comprising a total area of 223,705 sq. km and a population of 77,136,038 (estimated 2022), was occupied and divided into two zones as a result of a war, which began on June 25, 1950, and lasted until an armistice was signed on July 27, 1953.
Zone I: The South Koreans formed the Republic of Korea in May 1948, with Seoul as the capital. The republic was formally proclaimed on August 15, 1948.
Zone II: The North Koreans formed the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in May 1948, with Pyongyang as the capital. North Korea -DPRK was formally proclaimed on September 9, 1948.
General Information
Area
100,491 sq. km.
Population
51,439,038.
Capital
Seoul with 9,428,372 (estimated 2022).
Official Language
Korean.
Currency
won.
Gross national income
(2022): U.S.$ 1,697 billion.
Imports
(2022): U.S.$ 731,369 million.
Exports
(2022): U.S.$ 683,584 million.
| Statistics (2022) |
Filed | Issued | ||
| Total by foreigners | Total to foreigners | |||
| Patents | 237,633 | 53,885 | 135,180 | 35,978 |
| Utility models | 3,084 | 300 | 1,452 | 164 |
| Designs | 55,333 | 5,169 | 52,118 | 7,257 |
| Trademarks | 242,368 | 30,853 | 124,057 | 19,891 |