What is the Korean patent system?

What is the Korean patent system? South Korea's patent system is similar to China's, including inventions, utility models and designs. The protection period of Korean invention patents is from the date of authorized registration to the date of "20 years from the date of application". With regard to pesticides or medicines, under certain conditions, the protection period can be extended to five years. The invention patent adopts the system of substantive examination, and the Korean government is requested to conduct substantive examination within 5 years from the date of application and within 25 months from the date of actual examination. The protection period of Korean utility model patent is from the date of authorized registration to "from the date of application 10 year". However, unlike China's utility model patents, South Korea's utility model adopts the examination and registration system, and it takes about 10 months to obtain the license after applying to the Korean government. South Korea's design patent shall take effect from the date of authorized registration and end in 15 years from the date of authorized registration. In the examination of design patents, the South Korean government adopts a parallel way of design examination and registration system and non-examination and registration system for the design of certain projects. B1(clothing), the object of uncensored application for Korean design patent; -C 1 (sheets, floor mats, curtains); -F3 (office paper, printed matter); -F4 (wrapping paper, packaging container); -M 1 (textiles, etc. The language of Korean patent application is Korean. The invention patent examination system in Korea has the following characteristics: the principle of first application; The principle of early publicity; The principle of requesting review; Post-authorization objection system. Application and disclosure: after the applicant submits the application, it will be formally reviewed and will be automatically disclosed within 18 months from the application date or priority date, or within 18 months from the application date according to the applicant's requirements. Request for substantive examination: the applicant must submit a request for substantive examination within 5 years from the date of application (or the date of international application). If the applicant fails to make a request for substantive examination within the above time limit, the patent application will be deemed to have been withdrawn. Reply to the review comments: It will take about 18 to 24 months from the request for substantive review to the receipt of the first notice of review comments. The applicant must give a reply within two months from the date of receiving the notice. Applicants can request an extension of the time limit, which can be extended for one month at a time, and the number of extensions is unlimited. Patent registration procedure: if no reason for rejection is found after examination, a notice of authorization will be issued. The applicant shall go through the patent registration formalities within three months from the date of receiving the notice, and pay the registration fee and the annual fee for the first three years. Objection system after authorization: After the applicant pays the fee, the Industrial Property Office will publish it in the Patent Registration Gazette, and the objection period is within 3 months from the date of publication. After the objection period, the examiner makes a decision. If the applicant refuses to accept the examiner's final rejection decision, he may appeal to the industrial property court within 30 days after receiving the notice. The lawsuit decided by the industrial property court will be tried by the patent court. If he refuses to accept the decision of the patent court, he will eventually appeal to the Supreme Court. The implementation of Korean patent system is not much different from that of China in legal sense, but it needs to be handled reasonably and effectively when solving specific problems. If there are some problems in our patent application in Korea, we can provide legal aid, but the specific solution still needs to be implemented reasonably and effectively.