특허청은 심사관 1인당 심사물량이 많아 업무 부담이 커지자 특허정보진흥센터·윕스 등 외주기관과 업무 협력을 더욱 강화한 상황이다.
The Korean Intellectual Property Office has strengthened cooperation with outsourced agencies such as the Korea Intellectual Property Information Center and Whips as the burden of work has increased due to the large amount of screening materials per examiner.