PATENTS & UTILITY MODELS

1. CONVENTION APPLICATION(PARIS ROUTE)
  • Power of Attorney - Signed by the applicant (notarization not required)
  • Name, Address and Nationality of the applicant(s) and/or inventor(s)
  • Specification, Claims and Abstract
  • Drawings, if present. The drawings should be on plain A4 sized paper and include all     
    reference numerals.
    (If necessary, we are able to reproduce the drawings to confirm to provisions set by Korean Patent Law)
  • Priority Documents and translation thereof, if is being claimed. The priority document and translation may be submitted either at the time of filing or within 16 months from the priority date.
  • Other Documents - Assignment Certificate and Corporation Nationality Certificate, only if requested by KIPO. Normally, an Assignment Certificate is not required as applicants and inventors have separate status under Korean Patent Law. In addition, an Information Disclosure statement is not required.

    2.KOREAN NATIONAL PHASE OF AN INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION
  • Copy of Front Page of a WIPO Publication.
  • Amendments under PCT Article 19 and/or 34, if any.
  • Copy of an International Preliminary Examination Report (Chapter II).
  • Power of Attorney - Signed by the applicant (notarization not required)
  • If any changes have been filed (applicants' and inventors' names and addresses, etc.) at the International Bureau and if a Notification of the Recording of a Change ( IB306 Form) has been received, please provide it to us.
     TRADEMARKS
  • Powerof Attorney - Signed by the applicant (notarization not required). Late filing is permissible up to two months with late filling fees being applicable.
  • Name, Address and Nationality of the applicant(s) and/or creator(s)
  • Specimens of the trademark - 10 copies, 7cm x 7cm in size or smaller
  • A detailed list of goods to covered under the mark - If the total number of goods exceeds 10 items, additional official surcharge for each additional item would be incurred. 
  • Priority Documents and translation thereof, if priority is being claimed. Priority can be claimed within six months of the first filing date, and priority documents and the translation thereof should be submitted within three months from the filing date in Korea.
     
     DESIGNS
  • Power of Attorney - Signed by the applicant (notarization not required). Late filing is permissible up to two months with late filling fees being applicable.
  • Name, Address and Nationality of the applicant(s) and/or creator(s)
  • Description of the article to which the design is applied.
  • Drawings. The drawings must show six views of the article: front elevational view; rear elevational view; left side elevational view; right side elevational view; top view; and bottom view. Photographs, a model, or a sample of the design may be submitted in substitution for the drawings.
  • Priority Documents and translation thereof, if priority is being claimed. Priority can be claimed within six months of the first filing date, and the priority documents and the translation thereof should be submitted within three months of the filing date in Korea.