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申请流程 Application Process Flow
发明专利申请流程 Invention
Korean Industrial Property Office
English: Korea Intellectual Property Office, abbreviation: KIPO
Website: Korean Intellectual Property Office (kipo.go.kr)
Korean Invention Patent Search: Integrated Search < SEARCH - KIPRIS Patent Information searching service
- The Korean patent application number is a new application number structure that has been enabled since January 1, 1999. The specific format is:
- [patent type] + [4-digit AD year] + [7-digit serial number]
- Among them, 10 means invention;
- 20 means utility model”;
- 30 means "industrial design";
- 40 to 75 represent trademark applications;
- If the first digit of the 7-digit serial number is "7", it means that the patent application type is: PCT patent application entering the Korean national phase.
- [patent type] + [4-digit AD year] + [7-digit serial number]
Filing Language: Korean | |
| via Paris Convention | via Nationalization of PCT |
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20 years, and the protection can be extended to 25 years for pesticides or medicines.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
KIPO conducts formality examination and substantive examination for invention applications. Only after the application documents meet the conditions of formality examination, KIPO will allot a filing number. Publication is completed within 18 months from the filing date/priority date. The applicant or the interested party shall file a substantive examination request no later than 5 years from the filing date. Once the request is made, it cannot be withdrawn. KIPO conducts examination in the order in which the examination requests are filed. Patent applications that meet the requirements of the grant conditions will be granted.
If the following situations occur 12 months before the patent application/priority date by the inventor, applicant or assignee:
- By correspondence, or publicly at national or international exhibitions.
Disclosure due to malicious disclosure by a third party.
The novelty grace period can be enjoyed, and the applicant needs to submit corresponding evidence support when filing the application.
2-3 years
- Grant fee: The applicant needs to pay the granted fee within 3 months after receipt of the notification of the granted and pay the annual fee for 1-3 years at the same time.
- Annuity: The annuity is paid year by year starting from the 4th year from the filing date, and the amount of the annuity depends on the number of Claims. Annuity can also be paid in one lump sum. If overdue, it can be paid within the 6-month grace period after the due date, but an 18% penalty must be paid at the same time.
Restoration of priority will not be accepted.
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Yes. The type of patent can be changed from Invention to Utility model within 30 days of receiving the grant/rejection decision, and the corresponding fee should be paid.
消息与资讯 Information
- Answers to questions about Korean patent pledge
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- South Korea amends regulations on patent term extension (PTE)
- Accelerated Examination of Patent Applications in Korea - Priority Examination/PPH
- PCT achieves 5 million international applications in 47 years
- Key points of the revision of the Implementing Rules of the Korean Patent Act
- South Korea surpasses China and Japan in patent applications for battery management systems
- Korean Patent Application Q&A
- Korean Intellectual Property uses AI to improve digital patent trial and appeal systems and increase procedural review efficiency
- Design patent applications in Taiwan, China and South Korea launch electronic exchange of priority certification documents