The number of filed patent applications
that relate to the Fourth Industrial Revolution are increasing rapidly in
Korea.
The 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) is
a next-generation industrial revolution in the information and communication
technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT),
intelligent robots and big data. As these technologies begin to
converge, the impacts of the fourth industrial revolution are starting to
transform the economy, business and society at large.
Early this year, the Korean
Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) introduced Expedited Examination system
related to the Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies in order to secure
the applicant’s intellectual property rights more quickly in the era of the
Fourth Industrial Revolution.
More details are provided as follows,
and we hope it can be helpful to you.
Should you have any question, please
let us know. | Items | Summary | Effective Date | | Patent | l Expedited Examination will be available for Patent applications related to 7 core technologies of the fourth industrial revolution. | Early 2018 | | l It will take average of 5.7 months from the requesting for Expedited Examination to get a patent while the average patent examination process takes 16.4 months. | | *The KIPO has established 7 core technologies of the fourth industrial revolution, i.e. AI, IoT, 3D printing, autonomous driving, big data, intelligent robots and cloud computing. | | Design | l Applicants are allowed to choose Expedited Examination for Design applications related to the fourth industrial revolution technologies. | Jan-18 | | l The examination period will be shortened from 5 months to 2 months. |
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