KIPO was restructured in May 2006 to become Since its transformation into the first self-financing enterprise in Korea's central state agencies in May 2006, through a series of measures such as reforming the management system and improving the legal system of intellectual property rights, KIPO successfully realized in December 2006 the shortening of the patent for invention "a pass" cycle to 9.8 months, reaching the fastest level in the world; trademark and design " The cycle time for both trademark and design was also shortened to 5.9 months. In addition, KIPO also obtained ISO20000 (International Standard for Information Technology Service Management) and ISO27001 (International Standard for Information Security Management) two international certifications, becoming the first central government agency in Korea to obtain both certifications.

The main functions of KIPO are:

1. to examine, license and register inventions, utility models, designs and trademarks (including service marks) applications; to formulate policies for the protection of commercially confidential inventions The Department of Intellectual Property (IP) is responsible for the resolution of intellectual property disputes;

3. 4. managing and publishing intellectual property literature and information;

5. encouraging innovation and invention activities;

6. developing human resources in the field of intellectual property. The construction of human resources in the field of intellectual property. In recent years, KIPO has taken a number of reform measures to improve the level of patent management and examination efficiency, including the implementation of performance management, 6 Sigma management, knowledge management and customer-oriented management, and the expansion of examination work. In addition, KIPO has been actively cooperating with the European Union, the United States, the United States, and the United States. In addition, KIPO is actively engaged in international exchanges and cooperation with patent offices in Europe, Germany, France, China, Japan and other regions and countries, such as the Patent Examination Highway Project, exchange of examiners, and electronic exchange of patent data and priority documents. In 2006, the KIPO International Intellectual Property Training Institute (IIPTI) was designated as the first international training partner of WIPO. KIPO is headquartered in Daejeon City, and before 1998, in Seoul, with five examination and management support departments, the Management Reform and Public Relations Department, the Industrial Property Policy Department, the Information Policy Department, and the Customer Support Department. In addition, the Intellectual Property Tribunal, the International Intellectual Property Training Institute, and the Seoul Branch Office are subordinate agencies. In addition, in order to solve the problem that the clients in the difficult and remote areas and small and medium-sized enterprises cannot afford to pay the expensive patent agency fees, the Patent Consultation Center was established on April 1, 2005 to provide free consultation on intellectual property application, registration and trial.