Patents are a popular form of intellectual property, guaranteeing that inventions are protected from illegal use. The requirements and procedures for granting patents vary between countries and are regulated by a number of institutions; in South Korea, for example, the organization responsible for patents is the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO). Since its establishment, the number of patents has multiplied greatly, and the application procedure has undegone many changes. Challenge Nowadays a patent application consists of a specification and drawings of the product. The documents are submitted in different formats: PDF, XML, TIFF or JPEG-files. The body of the specification has references to figure numbers in the drawings, but there are no hyperlinks between them. It is

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