How to file Patent Application

A patent application can be filed directly with the KIPO (Korean Intellectual Property Office) or with the help of a legal representative (patent attorney).

After a patent application is filed, it would be published within 18 months from the filing date. Once the application has been published, it can¡¯t be filed again. It is recommended that an invention which is considered to be important should be filed with the help of a professional representative. If you need help of patent attorney, please contact einpat@einpat.com.

If you are trying to file a patent application directly with KIPO, you can visit http://www.patent.go.kr/jsp/ka/prestep/codeapp/CodeAppIndex.jsp to apply for Applicant¡¯s Identification Number and Authority to Access Electronic Document, and proceed with filing procedures referring to the guidelines.

Application Forms

Application forms for filing patent application can be obtained by downloading and installing Word Processing Software provided at http://www.patent.go.kr/jsp/ka/navigation/NaviStepC.jsp.

The essential parts of the Application Forms are Patent ¡°Claims¡±, ¡°Exemplary Embodiments of the Invention¡± and ¡°Figures¡±.

The scope of the invention is defined by the ¡°Claims¡±, and embodiments of the invention are explained by the ¡°Exemplary Embodiments of the Invention¡± and ¡°Figures.¡± The scope of the invention should be described in the ¡°Claims¡±, and specific explanation of the ¡°Claims¡± should be described in the ¡°Exemplary Embodiments of the Invention¡± and ¡°Figures.¡± The ¡°Exemplary Embodiments of the Invention¡± and ¡°Figures¡± also help advance technology in the related fields by disclosing the invention.

Details of the Application Forms are provided below.

SPECIFICATION

TITLE OF INVENTION

Print title in Korean. {Print title in English.}

TECHNICAL FIELD

Print technical field to which the present invention pertains.

BACKGROUND ART

Explain background art.

PRIOR ART DOCUMENT

Patent Document

Describe documents about the prior art.

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION

Technical Problem

Describe technical problems of the related or prior art.

Technical Solution

Describe the claims and technical effects thereof.

Advantageous Effect

Describe advantageous effect of the invention.

Brief Description of Drawings

Briefly describe drawings.

Mode for Invention

Describe exemplary embodiments of the invention referring to the drawings.

List of Symbols

List symbols and title of the symbol used in the drawings.

CLAIMS

Claim 1

Define the invention in Claims.

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Describe abstract of the invention.

REPRESENTATIVE FIGURE

Specify representative figure of the invention.

DRAWINGS

Fig. 1

Input drawings in a format of ¡°tif¡± or ¡°jpg¡± file.

Patent application is published in one and a half years from the filing date. Published applications can be retrieved from a website www.kipris.or.kr.