How to apply for a Korean patent? What is the patent enforcement system in Korea?
How to apply for a Korean patent? What is the patent enforcement system in Korea? The Korean Intellectual Property Office, including the Korean Patent Office, is basically a one-stop collection of intellectual property rights, and its address is located in Hiroshi, Daejeon. It was renamed by Korea Industrial Property Office. The business of the Korean Intellectual Property Office includes patent application and trademark registration. The patent application of Korea Patent Office is a branch of Intellectual Property Office, and the patent system in Korea is basically the same as that in China. How to apply for a Korean patent? What is the patent enforcement system in Korea? South Korea's patent system is similar to China's, including inventions, utility models and designs. The protection period of Korean invention patents is 20 years from the date of authorized registration to the date of application. With regard to pesticides or medicines, under certain conditions, the protection period can be extended to 5 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 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. Design patent, as of the date of authorization registration, 15 years. 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. To apply for a Korean patent, you can apply for a single national patent or a pct patent. Nowadays, with the globalization of patent applications, regional relations have been established and collection systems have been established among countries. Pct is an example. Everyone can apply for a patent through the pct patent application, and a single application is finally approved by the Korean Patent Office. Or pct application or transnational application, which is conducive to better expanding patents. How to apply for a Korean patent? What is the patent enforcement system in Korea? We are here to answer this question for you. If you have more questions about patent application, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie Intellectual Property or contact us by phone.