🇰🇷 South Korea · Trademark & IP
Trademark registration, patents, copyright, official IP offices, and filing costs.
Trademarks and patents in Korea are registered with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO).
- National trademarks and patents are filed with KIPO.
- Korea uses a first-to-file system — file early.
- Registration grants exclusive rights within Korea.
Official authorities
- Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)
National intellectual-property office.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Government of Korea — Korea's integrated government portal — policy, administrative services, e-government
- Korea Immigration Service (HiKorea) — Visas, residence status changes, work permits, and alien registration in Korea
- National Tax Service (NTS) — Korean income tax, corporate tax, VAT filing; annual comprehensive tax return for foreigners (May); foreign taxpayer incentive lookup