Korea has 4th Highest Number of International Patent Applications in the World

The Korean Intellectual Property Office made an announcement that South Korea has surpassed Germany and became the number four country in the world in international patent application to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The first spot is taken by China, followed by U.S. and Japan for the second place and third place respectively. Last year, also, saw another record-breaking milestone as South Korea exceeded the 20,000 mark for the first time and submitted 20,060 international patent applications for 2020.

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