(1) Name and address of the applicant (if the applicant is an individual, provide a copy of the ID card; If the applicant is a legal person, provide a copy of the business license of the enterprise);
(2) Products with designs and hexagonal views;
(3) Korean version of the previous application documents (if priority is required);
(4) The name and address of the agency (if any).
2. Period
The application for substantive examination of design takes 8- 10 months from application to authorization; Non-substantive design application takes 4-6 months from application to authorization.
Non-substantive review design is only applicable to: clothes, sheets, floor mats, curtains, office paper, printed matter, wrapping paper, packaging containers, textiles, processed food and table decorations.
Duration of protection of appearance patent: from the date of registration 15 years.