Patent Application Encyclopedia

12-14 months

2-5 years

no

via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.

The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.

3-5 years

15 years

• via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
• EU appearance route: 6 months from the earliest priority date.
• Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.

yes

10 years

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

Korean Industrial Property Office

English: Korea Intellectual Property Office, abbreviation: KIPO

Website: Korean Intellectual Property Office (kipo.go.kr)

Korean Utility Model Patent Search: Integrated Search < SEARCH - KIPRIS Patent Information searching service

8 months

no

yes. An invention patent application can be converted from an invention to a utility model before the granted, and the filing date of the first application shall be the filing date of the converted patent application.

no

The initial protection is 5 years, which can be renewed twice, each time for 5 years, and the maximum protection can be 15 years.

Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care" accepted.

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.

yes