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With the launch of the KIPOnet system in 1999, almost all IPR administrative processes was computerized including the receiving, examining, and granting of applications. In addition, the system facilitated the sending of examination results to applicants via email and SMS; publishing of official gazettes on the Internet, and handling most registration and opposition procedures online. And then due to the KIPOnet II system (an upgrade to the original KIPOnet system), which was completed in 2005, KIPO started offering nonstop services, a work-at-home examination system, a real-time notification service as well as a public service for notifying applicants of when their applications will be examined.
Through the WEB-PASS, which was launched in November 2007, all types of IPR applications including industrial designs can now be filed on the web through KIPO's homepage. Moreover, in 2008, for the convenience of users, the WEB-PASS was configured to enable applicants to submit documents related to registration, trial or other intermediate processes online. In addition, KIPO started having automatic notifications mailed to applicants and handling semiconductor integrated circuit layout registration procedures online. For the database on designs, please refer to the attached file, below.
DesignDB.doc - Design database status of KIPO
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