Pyongyang Patent & Trademark Agency (PPTA) is the oldest and largest IP law firm in the DPR Korea.
It first appeared as the founder of the intellectual property(IP) profession in our country with establishing on the 23 March 1982. There is our country's accession to several international treaties and conventions relating to the IP in the period between 1974 and 1980 in the background of the establishing.
At
present it is the largest leading IP law firm in the country, having more than
120 staffs and sophisticated business equipments. It is representing a host of
clients ranging from individual inventors to world giant multinationals from
some 70 jurisdictions. Typically about 60 per cent of the IP cases in the DPR
Korea are handled every day by PPTA. Dr. Li Yong, newly appointed our director
general, is strongly accomplishing his own creative idea for activation of
business. The the idea covers wide area including agencies in the fields of
joint adventure, finance and accounts as well as the IP and service offering
technical information and program products for office process.
The
firm is just a mix of experienced veterans who have established the current IP
practice standards and ardent young people who want to go always ahead. Their
very professionalism combined with high spirit of innovation constitutes the
firm's cutting edge enabling PPTA to enjoy continued good will with their
clients.
Agency Data
| Agency Name | Pyongyang Patent and Trademark Agency | |
| Date of Establishment | 23 March 1982 | |
| Address
|
Main Office | - Post:
P.O.Box 6, Pyongyang, DPR Korea - Courier: Sungri St. 3-7, Central District, Pyongyang, DPR Korea - Fax: 850-2-381-4021 - Tel: Int. Operator 00850-2-18-222, -444, -888 Extension No. 381-8387 -E-Mail: pptayang@co.chesin.com |
| Branch Office | -Post:
1-3-39, Taishido, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 154-0004, Japan - Fax: +81-3-5486-7646 - Tel: +81-3-5486-5171 - E-Mail: ryb@cgs.co.jp - http://www.cgs.co.jp/ |
|
| Kinds of business | -
IP-relevant agency - Joint-venture agency - Financial and account agency - technology transfer |
|
| Director General | Dr. Li Yong | |
| The total Number of Staffs | Over 120 members | |
History of our Agency
- Pyongyang Patent & Trademark Agency as the only IP-relevant firm in the period of 1982 to 1993.
(1) The first stage(1982-1985): Foundation stage
. Making a fundamental framework for
the business (Initial member: 8 members)
. Making various forms and amounting fees
. Application case number in 1982: Patent-4 cases, Trademark-10 cases
. Practical contacts with Several agencies in Eastern Europe and WIPO
(2) The second stage(1986-1994): Specialization stage
. Reorganization of set ups
. Deciding work tasks of our agency
. Structuring material foundation and warming up of agency business
(3) The third stage(1995-): Modernization stage
. Completion of set ups
. Enlargement of business
. Continuous enforcement of material foundation
.