The Korea Patent Association(KPA) is established

KIPA is renamed as The Korea Invention Patent Association(KIPA)

The Korea Invention Promotion Association(KIPA) is founded

The Affiliated Patent Technology Information Center opens(Independent in 2001)

The Patent Technology Commercialization Help Center opens under KIPA

IP Rights Research Center opens under KIPA(Independent in 2005)

Invention hall opens(7/2 stories with total floor space of 4,936m2)

The Korea IP Service center(KIPS) opens

(20/8 stories with total floor space of 48,638 m2)

Approval for distance learning institute