I. Preparation for filing a Patent Application

II. Prosecution of the Patent Application

A. Request for Examination
B. Laying-open of Applications
C. Preferential Examination
D. Amendments
E. Preliminary Rejection Notice
F. Decision for the Patent Grant
G. Options after Receiving Final Rejection
H. Registration Publication and Opposition
I. Types of Trials in Intellectual Tribunal of Korean Industrial Proprty Office
J. Re-examination before Trial
K. Appeal to the Patent Court
L. Duration

M. Registration

It usually takes more than two and a half years for an application to proceed to registration after the request for examination has been filed.

The Patent right shall come into force upon establishment of its registration. A person desiring to register a patent right shall pay the patent fees for the first three years within three months from the receipt of a copy of a decision that a patent is to be granted.

A patentee or any person wishing to register a patent right may pay the patent fees within six months following the expiration of the payment period set forth above, paying double the patent fees as a penalty for the late payment.

N. Appointment of Patent Administrator
O. Documents for transfer of ownership of patent application (or patent)
P. License grant