Patent Application Encyclopedia

no

no

10 years

2-4 years

no

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

yes. Before the patent is granted/rejected, the patent type can be changed from invention to utility model at the request of the applicant. Can only be converted once.

IMPI conducts only formality examination of designs.

• Grant fee: The applicant needs to pay the granted fee within 60 days after the granted notice, and the granted fee includes the maintenance fee for the first five-year validity period
• Annuity: The annual fee for the subsequent second five-year validity period can be paid at the same time as the first annual fee, or it can be paid within the first five-year validity period. If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within a six-month grace period, and Pay late fees at the same time.

20 years, and the validity period of patents for pharmaceutical inventions and pesticide inventions can be extended to 25 years upon application.

no

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

15 years

yes

The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.

yes. If multiple designs have at least one of the same category, a maximum of 50 designs can be included in one design.

no