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Registered Patent Attorneys
By Qualification
As of October 22, 2026| Category | Total | Patent Attorney Exam | Attorneys-at-Law | Former IP Office Officials* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | ||
| Registered | 11,330 | 4,713 (98) | 3,303 (90) | 1,410 (8) | 5,962 | 4,664 | 1,298 | 655 | 637 | 18 |
| In Practice | 4,874 | 3,791 (93) | 2,790 (86) | 1,001 (7) | 582 | 444 | 138 | 501 | 487 | 14 |
| Not in Practice | 6,456 | 922 (5) | 513 (4) | 409 (1) | 5,380 | 4,220 | 1,160 | 154 | 150 | 4 |
* The system under which officials of the Ministry of Intellectual Property (formerly KIPO) automatically qualified as patent attorneys was abolished on July 1, 2000.
By Region
As of October 22, 2026| Region | Registered | In Practice | Not in Practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,330 | 4,874 | 6,456 |
| Seoul | 8,880 | 4,154 | 4,726 |
| Busan | 267 | 50 | 217 |
| Daegu | 161 | 46 | 115 |
| Incheon | 171 | 45 | 126 |
| Gwangju | 103 | 13 | 90 |
| Daejeon | 354 | 175 | 179 |
| Ulsan | 74 | 9 | 65 |
| Gyeonggi | 837 | 300 | 537 |
| Gangwon | 32 | 2 | 30 |
| Chungbuk | 46 | 10 | 36 |
| Chungnam | 37 | 7 | 30 |
| Jeonbuk | 92 | 5 | 87 |
| Jeonnam | 29 | 5 | 24 |
| Gyeongbuk | 57 | 11 | 46 |
| Gyeongnam | 139 | 25 | 114 |
| Jeju | 27 | 7 | 20 |
| Sejong | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Others | 14 | 5 | 9 |