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WIPO - PCT Applicant's Guide KR - República de Corea
Ministry of Intellectual Property (MOIP) (Republic of Korea)

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    [MT] La Guía del solicitante del PCT se actualiza casi semanalmente con la información recibida por la Oficina Internacional.
    In case of question, please contact the Office or the International Bureau: pct.guide@wipo.int.
    [MT] Lista de abreviaturas utilizadas en el presente documento:
    Ministry of Intellectual Property (MOIP) (Republic of Korea)
    PL: Patent Law of the Republic of Korea
    ER: Enforcement Regulations under the Patent Law of the Republic of Korea
    UML: Utility Model Law of the Republic of Korea
    [MT] Lista de monedas utilizadas en este documento:
    AUD (dólar australiano), CHF (franco suizo), EUR (Euro), KRW (Won), NZD (dólar neozelandés), SGD (dólar singapurense), USD (dólar de los EE.UU.)
    [MT] Países y oficinas de información:
    The list of acronyms used for Offices is no longer shown as it has been integrated in the mouseover functionality for each ST.3 code shown in this document.
    Refer to List of WIPO Standards, Recommendations and Guidelines formerly Annex K, List of country names and two-letter codes. It includes a list of short names and two-letter codes accepted for use in indicating States, other entities and intergovernmental organizations and their Offices in documents relating to international applications under the PCT. The list is as set out in WIPO Standard ST.3.
    Also refer to PCT Contracting States formerly Annex A.
    [MT] Perfil de oficina
    For more technical information about the Office, refer to ePCT Office profile.
    [MT] Reservas, declaraciones, notificaciones e incompatibilidades del PCT
    Regla 20.8.a),
    Regla 20.8.a-bis),
    Regla 20.8.b),
    Regla 20.8.b-bis),
    Regla 26bis.3.j),
    Regla 4.9.b),
    Regla 49.6.f),
    Regla 49ter.1.g),
    Regla 49ter.2.h)

    Refer to the full list.
    PCT Rule 20.8(a-bis), The Offices (in their capacity as receiving Offices) of the States listed in this table have notified the International Bureau (IB) that new PCT Rules 20.5bis(a)(ii) and 20.5bis(d), are not compatible and/or cannot be considered to be compatible with the national law applied by the Office, or are deemed to have notified the IB of this incompatibility on the basis of a notification made under PCT Rule 20.8(a) that remains in effect.
    PCT Rule 20.8(b-bis), The Offices (in their capacity as designated Offices) of the States listed in this table have notified the International Bureau (IB) that PCT Rules 20.5bis(a)(ii) and 20.5bis(d), are not compatible and/or cannot be considered to be compatible with the national law applied by the Office, or are deemed to have notified the IB of this incompatibility on the basis of a notification made under PCT Rule 20.8(b) that remains in effect.
    [MT] Fechas cerradas
    The Office is closed weekly on Saturday and Sunday
    Additional closed dates can be consulted on the Office Closed dates page

    [MT] Fase internacional

    [MT] Anexo B - Información sobre los Estados Contratantes o las Organizaciones Intergubernamentales

    [MT] Estado Contratante:
    República de Corea
    [MT] Código de dos letras:
    KR
    [MT] Nombre de la oficina:
    Ministry of Intellectual Property (MOIP) (Republic of Korea)
    [MT] Ubicación:
    Government Complex-Daejeon
    189 Cheongsa-ro
    Seo-gu
    Daejeon 35208
    Republic of Korea
    [MT] Dirección postal:
    Same as above
    [MT] Teléfono:
    (82-42) 481 87 70 (RO)
    (82-42) 481 57 41 (ISA/IPEA)
    [MT] Correo electrónico:
    RO
    moippct@korea.kr
    ISA/IPEA
    isamoip@korea.kr
    [MT] Sitio web:
    [MT] Fax:
    (82-42) 472 34 73 (RO)
    (82-42) 481 85 78 (ISA/IPEA)
    [MT] ¿ Acepta la Oficina la presentación de documentos por fax o por medios similares ( Regla 92.4 del PCT )?
    Yes, by facsimile
    [MT] ¿Qué tipos de documentos pueden transmitirse de esta manera?
    All kinds of documents except the translation to be furnished under PCT Article 22 or 39
    [MT] ¿Debe presentarse el original del documento en todos los casos?
    No, only upon invitation
    [MT] ¿Envía la Oficina notificaciones por correo electrónico en relación con las solicitudes internacionales?
    Also refer to Annexes D and E
    [MT] ¿ Aceptaría la Oficina pruebas de envío de un documento, en caso de pérdida o retraso, cuando se utilice un servicio de entrega distinto de las autoridades postales ( Regla 82.1 del PCT )?
    No
    [MT] ¿ Está la Oficina dispuesta a permitir que los solicitantes pongan sus solicitudes a disposición del Servicio de Acceso Digital de la OMPI para Documentos de Prioridad ( DAS ) ( Regla 17.1 b bis ) del PCT )?
    More information about WIPO DAS is available at: https://www.wipo.int/en/web/das.
    For further details on how to request this Office to make applications available to DAS refer to https://www.patent.go.kr/smart/jsp/ka/menu/support/main/WipoAccessCodeHelp.do
    Yes, the Office is prepared to allow applicants to make national applications available to the WIPO DAS
    [MT] Oficina (s) receptora (s) competente (s) para las solicitudes internacionales presentadas por nacionales o residentes de este Estado:
    IB,
    KR
    [MT] ¿Restringe la legislación nacional la presentación de solicitudes internacionales en Oficinas extranjeras?
    Patent Act, Art. 41
    Applies to applications which may be of interest for national defense
    Filing restrictions apply to:
    Applications by residents
    [MT] Oficina (s) competente (s) designada (s) (o elegida (s)) para este Estado:
    Refer to corresponding National Phase.
    KR
    [MT] Tipos de protección disponibles a través del PCT:
    Patents,
    Utility models
    [MT] Métodos de pago aceptados por la Oficina:
    As RO:
    The fees for international filing and international search can be transferred to one of the account numbers given to each payer during the international filing.
    As IPEA:
    The fee for international preliminary examination can be paid by wire transfer or online by credit card. The payment can be effected by following the instructions below.
    1. Wire transfer information
    (1) Bank name: National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, Government Complex Daejeon Branch
    (2) SWIFT code: NACFKRSE
    (3) Account No.: 676-01-011484
    (4) Beneficiary’s name: MOIP
    Please note that when you make a wire transfer, you will need to consider the sender and intermediary's bank processing fees for the purpose of transferring the exact amounts of the fees. In order to ensure that MOIP receives the full payment, the wire sender should inform their bank that they will be responsible for all intermediary bank processing fees. This amount may vary depending on the number of banking entities involved in the money transfer.
    Please include the PCT application number, name of applicant, type of the fee to be paid, amount that should be paid, etc. in the remittance information so that payment is assigned to the correct application.
    2. Credit card payment information
    Payment of fees by credit card on MOIP’s website: https://www.moip.go.kr/en
    => PCT ISA Portal => PCT Fees Payment. If you enter your international application number and password (file reference), Payment information is displayed. You can proceed with the credit card payment according to the displayed information.
    Note that you can find your list for payment after you have sent ISA/KR or IPEA/KR a letter to express your intention to pay the fees.
    As DO:
    For further details, refer to https://www.moip.go.kr/en/HtmlApp?c=92004&.
    The fees can be transferred to one of the account numbers given to each payer upon entry into the national phase.
    [MT] Disponibilidad en virtud de la legislación nacional para una búsqueda internacional de tipo (artículo 15 del PCT):
    None
    [MT] Protección provisional después de la publicación internacional:
    After the applicant has filed a translation of the international application into Korean and paid the national fee, the translation will be laid open for public inspection. The applicant may, after the laying open of the application and following a warning by the applicant in the form of a document describing the contents of the invention claimed in the application, require a person who has commercially worked the invention, after the warning but before the registration of the patent right, to pay in compensation a sum of money equivalent to what he would normally be entitled to receive for the working of the invention if it were a patented invention.
    [MT] Información de interés si este Estado Contratante es designado ( o elegido )
    [MT] Fecha en que se deben indicar el nombre y la dirección del inventor:
    May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time fixed in the invitation.
    [MT] ¿Existen disposiciones especiales relativas a las solicitudes nacionales anteriores de las que se invoca la prioridad y cuáles son los efectos de esas disposiciones?
    Article 56 of the Korean Patent Law provides that the filing of an international application which contains the designation of the Republic of Korea and claims the priority of an earlier national application for the grant of a patent or a utility model having effect in the Republic of Korea shall have the result that the earlier national application will be considered withdrawn 15 months after the filing date of the earlier national patent application, provided that this shall not apply where that earlier application falls under any of the following subparagraphs:
    (i) where the earlier application has been abandoned, invalidated or withdrawn
    (ii) where a decision or a trial decision to grant or refuse a patent or a utility model registration has become final and conclusive; or
    (iii) where priority claims based on the earlier application concerned have been withdrawn
    If the applicant of an international application which claims the priority of an earlier national application wants to avoid this effect, pursuant to PCT Rule 4.9(b), the applicant may exclude the Republic of Korea from the automatic designation or, with respect to the earlier national patent application, may consider to withdraw the designation of the Republic of Korea subsequently to the filing of the international application but before the expiration of 15 months from the priority date
    [MT] ¿Existen disposiciones especiales relativas al depósito de microorganismos y otros materiales biológicos?
    Yes, refer to Annex L.

    [MT] Anexo C - Oficina receptora

    [MT] Oficina de recepción competente para los nacionales y residentes de:
    República de Corea
    [MT] Idioma en que podrán presentarse las solicitudes internacionales:
    If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (refer to Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3).
    English,
    Japanese,
    Korean
    [MT] Idioma aceptado para el texto libre dependiente del idioma en la lista de secuencias:
    English (recommended),
    Korean,
    or both
    [MT] Idioma en que puede presentarse la solicitud:
    English,
    Japanese,
    Korean
    Number of copies required by the receiving Office if the international application is filed on paper:
    3
    [MT] ¿Acepta la Oficina receptora la presentación de solicitudes internacionales en forma electrónica?
    For the relevant notifications by the Office, refer to the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) dated 2 August 2024, pages 125 et seq. and 17 July 2025, pages 114-115.
    Where the international application is filed in electronic form in accordance with and to the extent provided for in Part 7 and Annex F of the Administrative Instructions, the total amount of the international filing fee is reduced (refer to “Fees payable to the RO”).
    Where the international application contains a sequence listing as a separate part of the description, this must be furnished in accordance with Annex C of the Administrative Instructions, that is, in compliance with WIPO Standard ST.26 XML format; no fees are due for sequence listings filed in this format. If the receiving Office does not accept international applications in electronic form in such format, the international application will be transmitted to the International Bureau as receiving Office (PCT Rule 19.4(a)(ii-bis)).
    Yes, the Office accepts electronic filing via ePCT-Filing using NK-Editor software or KIPO-Editor software
    [MT] ¿ Acepta la Oficina receptora la presentación de documentos previos a la conversión y, en caso afirmativo, en qué formato ( artículo 706 de las Instrucciones Administrativas del PCT )?
    Yes, any format
    [MT] ¿ La Oficina receptora acepta la incorporación por remisión ( Regla 20.6 del PCT )?
    No
    [MT] ¿Acepta la Oficina receptora la presentación de dibujos en color de manera oficiosa y los transmite a la Oficina Internacional?
    No
    [MT] ¿ La Oficina receptora acepta peticiones de restablecimiento del derecho de prioridad ( Regla 26bis.3 del PCT )?
    No
    [MT] Autoridad competente encargada de la búsqueda internacional:
    AT,
    AU,
    KR,
    SG

    JP
    The Office is competent only for international applications filed in Japanese or for which a translation into Japanese has been furnished under PCT Rule 12.3.
    [MT] Autoridad competente para el examen preliminar internacional:
    AT,
    AU,
    KR

    JP,
    SG

    The Office is competent only if the international search is or has been carried out by that Office.
    Fees payable to the RO:
    [MT] Tarifa de transmisión:
    45,000 KRW
    [MT] Tasa de presentación internacional:
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    1,330 CHF
    [MT] Tarifa por hoja superior a 30:
    15 CHF
    [MT] Reducciones (en la partida 4 de la Lista de tasas):
    Electronic filing (the request not being in character-coded format):
    100 CHF
    [MT] Presentación electrónica ( solicitud, descripción, reivindicaciones y resumen en formato codificado por caracteres ) :
    300 CHF
    [MT] Tasa de búsqueda:
    Refer to
    Annex D(AT)
    Annex D(AU)
    Annex D(JP)
    Annex D(KR)
    Annex D(SG)
    [MT] Tasa por documento de prioridad ( Regla 17.1 b) del PCT):
    None
    [MT] ¿Es necesario un agente para la Oficina receptora?
    No, if the applicant resides in the Republic of Korea
    Yes, if the applicant is a non-resident
    [MT] ¿ Quién puede actuar como agente?
    Any registered patent attorney or legal representative
    [MT] Renuncia al poder:
    Waivers of powers of attorney do not apply (PCT Rule 90.4(e) and 90.5(d)) where the agent or common representative submits any notice of withdrawal during the international phase (PCT Rule 90bis.1 to 90bis.4, also refer to International Phase, paragraph IP 11.048).
    [MT] ¿Ha renunciado la Oficina al requisito de presentar un poder por separado?
    No
    [MT] Casos particulares en los que se requiere un poder por separado:
    Not applicable
    [MT] ¿Ha renunciado la Oficina al requisito de que se presente una copia de un poder general?
    No
    [MT] Casos particulares en los que se requiere una copia de un poder general:
    Not applicable

    [MT] Anexo D - Administración de búsqueda internacional

    [MT] Administración de búsqueda internacional competente para las siguientes Oficinas receptoras:
    Applicants that provide an e-mail authorization in their international application will be sent an encrypted copy of the International Search Report (PCT/ISA/210) by e-mail. It can be opened using a password which appears at the bottom of the Notification of Receipt of Search Copy (PCT/ISA/202).
    The Office, in its capacity as International Searching Authority, accepts documents submitted by applicants after the international filing date through ePCT. For the official notification from the Office refer to the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) dated 15 November 2018, page 307 et seq.
    AE,
    AU,
    BN,
    CL,
    CO,
    CV,
    ID,
    KH,
    KR,
    LA,
    LK,
    MN,
    MX,
    MY,
    NZ,
    PE,
    PH,
    SA,
    SG,
    TH,
    US,
    VN
    Fees payable to the ISA:
    [MT] Tasa de búsqueda ( Regla 16 del PCT):
    This fee is payable to the receiving Office in the currency or one of the currencies accepted by it (refer to Annex C). This fee will be reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a national of, and has a residence or business domicile in, one of the following States: Cambodia, Colombia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Peru, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
    — for international applications filed in English or for which a translation into English has been furnished under PCT Rule 12.3.
    1,276 AUD
    672 CHF
    721 EUR
    1,200,000 KRW
    1,447 NZD
    1,089 SGD
    842 USD
    — for international applications filed in Korean or for which a translation into Korean has been furnished under PCT Rule 12.3.
    This fee is payable to the receiving Office in the currency or one of the currencies accepted by it.
    479 AUD
    252 CHF
    270 EUR
    450,000 KRW
    543 NZD
    409 SGD
    316 USD
    [MT] Tasas adicionales de búsqueda ( Regla 40.2 y 40 bis del PCT) :
    This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances.
    — for international applications filed in English or for which a translation into English has been furnished under PCT Rule 12.3.
    1,200,000 KRW
    — for international applications filed in Korean or for which a translation into Korean has been furnished under PCT Rule 12.3.
    450,000 KRW
    [MT] Tasa por copias de documentos citados en el informe de búsqueda internacional ( Regla 44.3 del PCT):
    per page 100 KRW
    [MT] Cómo obtener copias:
    The Authority provides copies of each document cited in the international search report for download, free of charge, for six months from the date of mailing of the report
    After six months from the date of mailing of the international search report or in case of problems with downloading the documents, applicants should contact the Authority:
    e-mail: isamoip@korea.kr
    facsimile: (82-42) 481 85 78)
    or the PCT Korea Center in the United States of America:
    e-mail: pctkorea@pctkorea.com
    facsimile: (1-703) 388 10 84
    Paper copies of cited documents can be obtained directly at the Office subject to the fee mentioned below
    [MT] Tasa por copias de documentos contenidos en el expediente de la solicitud internacional ( Regla 94.1ter del PCT):
    per page 100 KRW
    [MT] Tasa de protesta ( Regla 40.2 e) del PCT):
    11,000 KRW
    [MT] Tasa de presentación tardía ( Regla 13ter.1 c) del PCT):
    112,500 KRW
    [MT] Condiciones de reembolso y importe de la tasa de búsqueda:
    Money paid by mistake, without cause, or in excess, will be refunded
    Where the international application is withdrawn or is considered withdrawn, under PCT Article 14(1), (3) or (4), before the start of the international search:
    refund of 100%
    Where the Authority benefits from an earlier search already made by the Authority, upon request by the applicant
    refund of 75%
    [MT] Idiomas aceptados para la búsqueda internacional:
    English,
    Korean
    [MT] Tipos de soportes físicos aceptados para la presentación de listas de secuencias de nucleótidos y/o aminoácidos:
    Diskette, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD, DVD-R
    [MT] Materia que no se buscará:
    The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1 with the exception of any subject matter searched under the patent grant procedure in accordance with the provisions of patent law of the Republic of Korea
    [MT] Renuncia al poder:
    Waivers of powers of attorney do not apply (PCT Rule 90.4(e) and 90.5(d)) where the agent or common representative submits any notice of withdrawal during the international phase (PCT Rule 90bis.1 to 90bis.4, also refer to International Phase, paragraph IP 11.048).
    [MT] ¿Ha renunciado la Autoridad al requisito de presentar un poder por separado?
    No
    [MT] Casos particulares en los que se requiere un poder por separado:
    Not applicable
    [MT] ¿Ha renunciado la Autoridad al requisito de que se presente una copia de un poder general?
    No
    [MT] Casos particulares en los que se requiere una copia de un poder general:
    Not applicable

    [MT] Anexo E - Administración encargada del examen preliminar internacional

    [MT] Administración encargada del examen preliminar internacional competente para las siguientes Oficinas receptoras:
    Applicants that provide an e-mail authorization in their international application will be sent an encrypted copy of the International Preliminary Report on Patentability (Chapter II of the Patent Cooperation Treaty) (PCT/IPEA/409) by e-mail. It can be opened using a password which appears at the bottom of the Notification of Receipt of Demand by Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority (PCT/IPEA/402).
    AE,
    AU,
    BN,
    CL,
    CO,
    CV,
    ID,
    KH,
    KR,
    LA,
    LK,
    MN,
    MX,
    MY,
    NZ,
    PE,
    PH,
    SA,
    SG,
    TH,
    US,
    VN
    [MT] ¿Existen restricciones en cuanto a la competencia de la Autoridad que actúa como Autoridad encargada del examen preliminar internacional?
    No
    Fees payable to the IPEA:
    [MT] Tasa de examen preliminar ( Regla 58 del PCT):
    This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority.
    450,000 KRW
    [MT] Tasa adicional de examen preliminar ( Regla 68.3 del PCT):
    This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority and only in particular circumstances.
    450,000 KRW
    [MT] Tasa de tramitación ( Regla 57.1 del PCT) :
    This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. It is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    357,000 KRW
    [MT] Tasa por copias de documentos citados en el informe de examen preliminar internacional ( Regla 71.2 del PCT):
    per page 100 KRW
    [MT] Cómo obtener copias:
    The Authority provides copies of each document cited in the international preliminary examination report for download, free of charge, for six months from the date of mailing of the report
    After six months from the date of mailing of the international preliminary examination report or in case of problems with downloading the documents, applicants should contact the Authority:
    e-mail: isamoip@korea.kr
    facsimile: (82-42) 481 85 78)
    or the PCT Korea Center in the United States of America:
    e-mail: pctkorea@pctkorea.com
    facsimile: (1-703) 388 10 84
    Paper copies of cited documents can be obtained directly at the Office subject to the fee mentioned above
    [MT] Tasa por copias de documentos contenidos en el expediente de la solicitud internacional ( Regla 94.2 del PCT):
    per page 100 KRW
    [MT] Tasa de protesta ( Regla 68.3 e) del PCT):
    11,000 KRW
    [MT] Tasa de presentación tardía ( Regla 13ter.2 del PCT) :
    112,500 KRW
    [MT] Condiciones de reembolso y cuantía de la tasa de examen preliminar:
    Money paid by mistake, without cause, or in excess, will be refunded
    In the cases provided for under PCT Rule 58.3:
    refund of 100%
    If the international application or the demand is withdrawn before the start of the international preliminary examination:
    refund of 100%
    [MT] Idiomas aceptados para el examen preliminar internacional:
    English,
    Korean
    [MT] Asuntos que no se examinarán:
    The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 67.1 with the exception of any subject matter examined under the patent grant procedure in accordance with the provisions of patent law of the Republic of Korea
    [MT] Renuncia al poder:
    Waivers of powers of attorney do not apply (PCT Rule 90.4(e) and 90.5(d)) where the agent or common representative submits any notice of withdrawal during the international phase (PCT Rule 90bis.1 to 90bis.4, also refer to International Phase, paragraph IP 11.048).
    [MT] ¿Ha renunciado la Autoridad al requisito de presentar un poder por separado?
    No
    [MT] Casos particulares en los que se requiere un poder por separado:
    Not applicable
    [MT] ¿Ha renunciado la Autoridad al requisito de que se presente una copia de un poder general?
    No
    [MT] Casos particulares en los que se requiere una copia de un poder general:
    Not applicable

    [MT] Anexo L - Depósitos de microorganismos y otros materiales biológicos

    [MT] Requisitos de las Oficinas designadas y elegidas
    Only Offices whose applicable national law contains provisions concerning the deposits of microorganisms and other biological material are listed in Annex L. Unless otherwise indicated, deposits may be made for the purposes of patent procedure before these Offices with any depositary institution having acquired the status of international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure.
    For a list of these institutions refer to:
    Notifications related thereto may be consulted under:
    Further information concerning the requirements of international depository authorities under the Budapest Treaty is available at:
    [MT] Fecha ( si la hubiere ) anterior a 16 meses de la fecha de prioridad en que el solicitante debe presentar :
    [MT] - las indicaciones prescritas en la Regla 13bis.3 a) i) a iii):
    At the time of filing (must be in the description)
    [MT] - cualquier indicación adicional:
    None
    [MT] Indicaciones adicionales (si las hubiere) que deberán darse además de las prescritas en la Regla 13bis.3 a) i) a iii) en virtud de notificaciones de la Oficina:
    None
    [MT] Información adicional
    For the purposes of patent procedure before the Ministry of Intellectual Property (MOIP) (Republic of Korea), a deposit is required not later than at the date of filing the international application. A receipt attesting the deposit and its acceptance issued by the depositary institution with which the microorganism was deposited must be submitted to the Ministry of Intellectual Property (MOIP) (Republic of Korea) within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).

    [MT] Fase nacional

    [MT] Resumen de los requisitos para entrar en la fase nacional

    [MT] Plazos aplicables para la entrada en la fase nacional:
    Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date
    Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date
    [MT] ¿ Permite la Oficina la restitución de derechos ( Regla 49.6 del PCT )?
    No
    [MT] Traducción de la solicitud internacional requerida a ( uno de ) los siguientes idiomas :
    Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    Korean
    [MT] Contenidos requeridos de la traducción para entrar en la fase nacional:
    Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    The request does not need to be translated when Form No. 57 is used for entering the national phase (refer to Annex KR.II).
    Under PCT Article 22: Request, description, claims (if amended, as originally filed or as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19, at applicant’s option), any text matter of drawings, abstract
    Under PCT Article 39(1): Request,2 description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)
    [MT] ¿Se requiere una copia de la solicitud internacional en circunstancias particulares?
    Since 20 May 2019, where applicants wish to enter the national phase early, i.e. before the international publication has taken place, the Ministry of Intellectual Property (MOIP) (Republic of Korea) in its capacity as designated/elected Office, will retrieve a copy of the international application, and other documents associated therewith, directly from the International Bureau.
    No
    [MT] ¿Acepta la Oficina dibujos en color en virtud de su legislación nacional?
    [MT] Tasas nacionales:
    Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    [MT] Patentes
    [MT] Tasa de presentación:
    [MT] — cuando se haya presentado una traducción de la solicitud,
    in electronic form 46,000 KRW
    on paper 66,000 KRW
    [MT] — por hoja más de 20
    This fee applies to the total number of sheets of the description, drawings (if any) and abstract.
    on paper, plus 1,000 KRW
    [MT] Tasa por solicitud de examen
    166,000 KRW
    [MT] Para cada reclamación
    plus 51,000 KRW
    [MT] Tasas anuales del 1 al 3 año
    per year 13,000 KRW
    [MT] Para cada reclamación
    plus 12,000 KRW
    [MT] Modelos de utilidad
    [MT] Tasa de presentación:
    [MT] — cuando se haya presentado una traducción de la solicitud,
    in electronic form 20,000 KRW
    on paper 30,000 KRW
    [MT] — por hoja más de 20
    This fee applies to the total number of sheets of the description, drawings (if any) and abstract.
    on paper, plus 1,000 KRW
    [MT] Tasa por solicitud de examen
    71,000 KRW
    [MT] Para cada reclamación
    plus 19,000 KRW
    [MT] Tasas anuales del 1 al 3 año
    per year 12,000 KRW
    [MT] Para cada reclamación
    plus 4,000 KRW
    [MT] Exenciones, reducciones o reembolsos de tasas :
    Filing fee, fee for request for examination, annual fees from the 1st to the 3rd year and fee for request for scope confirmation trial are reduced by 70% where the applicant is a natural person and is also the inventor. However, if the number of applications per year by the applicant exceeds 20, the application fee will be reduced by 30% only
    The fee for request for examination is reduced by 70% where the international search report and/or the international preliminary examination report has been established by the Ministry of Intellectual Property (MOIP) (Republic of Korea)
    [MT] Requisitos especiales de la Oficina ( Regla 51 bis del PCT) :
    Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in the “Request” part of the international application
    If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit which shall not be less than two months from the date of the invitation.
    This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.
    Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in the Republic of Korea
    Must be appointed within two months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in electronic form
    [MT] ¿ Quién puede actuar como agente?
    Any registered patent attorney or legal representative
    [MT] ¿ Acepta la Oficina el efecto de la restauración del derecho de prioridad por la Oficina receptora ( Regla 49ter.1 del PCT )?
    No
    [MT] ¿ Acepta la Oficina solicitudes de restablecimiento del derecho de prioridad ( Regla 49ter.2 del PCT )?
    No

    [MT] El procedimiento en la fase nacional

    [MT] KR.01 FORMULARIO PARA ENTRADA EN LA FASE NACIONAL
    PL Sec. 203
    The Office has available a transmittal form for entering the national phase (Form No. 57, refer to Annex KR.II) and strongly recommends the use of this Form. When this Form is used, the Request does not need to be translated under PCT Rule 49.1(a)(i). If amendments have been made during the international phase under PCT Article 19, or during the international preliminary examination under PCT Article 34, Form No. 13 (refer to Annex KR.VI) should preferably be used for the furnishing of a translation of such amendments into Korean. Forms Nos. 57 and 13 are also available on MOIP’s web site at: https://www.moip.go.kr
    [MT] KR.02 TRADUCCIÓN ( CORRECCIÓN )
    PL Sec. 201(3)
    A revised translation of the international application can be furnished before the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1) unless a request for examination (refer to paragraph KR.06) has already been filed. Errors in the translation may also be corrected when amendments to the application are permitted (refer to paragraph KR.10).
    [MT] KR.03 TASAS (FORMA DE PAGO)
    PL Sec. 79(1),
    PL Sec. 82(1)

    The manner of payment of the fees indicated in the Summary and in this Chapter is outlined in Annex KR.I.
    [MT] KR.04 PODER DE ADVOCACIA
    PL Sec. 5(1)
    An agent must be appointed by filing a power of attorney. Where the power of attorney is in a language other than Korean, a Korean translation is required. A model is given in Annex KR.IV (English translation).
    [MT] KR.05 DOCUMENTO DE PRIORIDAD
    ER Sec. 113
    The Minister of the Ministry of Intellectual Property (MOIP) (Republic of Korea) or the President of the Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board (IPTAB) may, if necessary for the examination or trial, invite the applicant to submit the Korean translation of the priority document within a designated period. In case of identity between the text of the priority document and the international application, a statement to that effect may be furnished instead of a translation.
    [MT] KR.06 SOLICITUD DE EXAMEN
    PL Sec. 60,
    PL Sec. 210

    A patent will be granted only after examination as to patentability which may be requested by the applicant or by a third party. The request for examination must be made in writing and in Korean, on Form No. 22 which is given in Annex KR.III.
    [MT] KR.07 PLAZO PARA SOLICITACIÓN DE EXAMEN
    PL Sec. 59(2)
    Examination must be requested within three years from the international filing date (see, however, for utility models, paragraph KR.13). Such request can only be made once all requirements for entry into the national phase (refer to the Summary) have been complied with. The request for examination is considered by the Office as a request for early start of the national phase if it is made before the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1) (refer to paragraph NP 3.004 of the National Phase).
    [MT] KR.08 TAXA POR SOLICITUD DE EXAMEN
    PL Sec. 82
    The request for examination is only effective if the fee for requesting examination has been paid. The amount of the fee is indicated in Annex KR.I.
    [MT] KR.09 CUOTAS ANUALES
    PL Sec. 79(1)
    After examination, prior to the grant of a patent, annual fees must be paid for the first to the third year. These fees must be paid all at one and the same time within three months after receipt of the decision to grant a patent. The annual fees for the fourth and subsequent years must be paid before the anniversary of the date of the first payment. Payment can still be made, together with a 18% surcharge for late payment, before the expiration of six months from the anniversary of the date of the first payment. The amounts of the annual fees are indicated in Annex KR.I. Payment must be effected by filing Form No. 25. This form may be obtained from the Office.
    [MT] KR.10 MODIFICACIÓN DE LA SOLICITUD; PLAZOS
    PL Sec. 47(1),
    PL Sec. 208

    The applicant may amend the specification or drawings attached to the application before the examiner issues a certified copy of a decision to grant a patent. However, in cases that fall under any of the following subparagraphs, the applicant may amend the application within the following time limit:
    (i) where the applicant receives a notice of the grounds for rejection (excluding a notice of grounds for rejection with regard to a ground for rejection which has arisen according to the amendment following the notice of grounds for rejection) for the first time or receives a notice of the grounds for rejection that does not apply under paragraph (ii): the applicable time limit is the period for submission of arguments against a notice of the grounds for rejection thereof;
    (ii) where the applicant receives a notice of the grounds for rejection (and where the examiner issues a notice of revocation of decision to grant patent for ex officio reexamination, excluding a notice of grounds for rejection which has been issued before the examiner issues that notice) which has arisen as a result of an amendment following a notice of the grounds for rejection: the applicable time limit is the period for submission of arguments against a notice of the grounds for rejection thereof; or
    (iii) where an applicant requests a reexamination in accordance with Article 67bis against a decision of rejection of a patent: at the time of filing of the request.
    Notwithstanding the first paragraph, no amendment to an international patent application (except an amendment under PCT Articles 19(1) and 34(2)(b)) may be made until the fees have been paid, a translation of the application (except in the case of an international patent application made in the Korean language) has been submitted, and the relevant date (either 31 months from the priority date or after the filing date of a request for examination, whichever is earlier), has passed.
    [MT] KR.11 EXAMEN CON ARREGLO AL ARTÍCULO 25 DEL PCT
    PL Sec. 214,
    UML Sec. 40

    The applicable procedure is outlined in paragraphs NP 6.018 to NP 6.021 of the National Phase. The request for review to the Office should be filed with Form No. 58, which is given in Annex KR.V, within two months from the date of the notification to the applicant of the refusal, declaration, or finding referred to in PCT Article 25(1).
    [MT] KR.12 EXCUSACIÓN DE DEMORA EN LOS LÍMITES DE TIEMPO DE LAS REUNIONES

    The Office does not excuse the failure to comply with any time limits during the national phase.
    [MT] KR.13 MODELO DE UTILIDAD
    UML Sec. 17
    The requirements for the national phase are basically the same as for patents, except that the fees for utility models must be paid (refer to Annex KR.I, page 2). Examination must be requested within three years from the international filing date.
    KR.14
    UML Sec. 36

    Where, in the case referred to in paragraph KR.13, the international application does not contain drawings, the applicant must furnish the drawing(s) within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). Where the applicant does not furnish the drawing(s) within that time limit, the Office will invite him to furnish the drawing(s) within a time limit fixed in the invitation.
    [MT] KR.15 APLICACIÓN DE CONVERSIÓN
    UML Sec. 10,
    UML Sec. 37

    An international application for a patent may be converted into an application for a utility model after the applicant has complied with the requirements for entry into the national phase for a patent application as indicated in the Summary. The conversion is subject to the payment of a fee for conversion indicated in Annex KR.I and may be requested at any time within 30 days from the date of (first) receipt of a certified copy of the decision of refusal.
    KR.16
    PL Sec. 53,
    PL Sec. 209

    An international application for a utility model may be converted into an application for a patent after the applicant has complied with the requirements for entry into the national phase for a utility model application as indicated in the Summary. The conversion is subject to the payment of a fee for conversion indicated in Annex KR.I and may be requested at any time within 30 days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of the decision of refusal.

    [MT] Anexos 10

    [MT] Anexo KR.I - Tasas
    [MT] Patentes
    [MT] Tasa nacional:
    [MT] — cuando se haya presentado una traducción de la solicitud,
    in electronic form 46,000 KRW
    on paper 66,000 KRW
    [MT] — por hoja más de 20
    This fee applies to the total number of sheets of the description, drawings (if any) and abstract.
    on paper, plus 1,000 KRW
    [MT] Tasa por reivindicación de prioridad:
    [MT] — cuando se presente una solicitud de reivindicación de prioridad
    [MT] — para cada reivindicación de prioridad
    in electronic form 18,000 KRW
    on paper 20,000 KRW
    [MT] Tasa por solicitud de examen
    166,000 KRW
    [MT] — para cada reclamación
    plus 51,000 KRW
    [MT] Tasa por conversión de una solicitud de patente en una solicitud de modelo de utilidad
    Same as national fee for utility models
    [MT] Tasas anuales:
    These fees may all be paid at the same time or in installments.
    [MT] — para los años 1 a 3 ( todos deben pagarse al mismo tiempo ),
    per year 13,000 KRW
    [MT] — para cada reclamación
    plus 12,000 KRW
    [MT] — para los años 4º a 6º, por año
    36,000 KRW
    [MT] — para cada reclamación
    plus 20,000 KRW
    [MT] — para los años 7º a 9º, por año
    90,000 KRW
    [MT] — para cada reclamación
    plus 34,000 KRW
    [MT] — para los años 10º a 12º, por año
    216,000 KRW
    [MT] — para cada reclamación
    plus 49,000 KRW
    [MT] — para los años 13º a 25º, por año,
    324,000 KRW
    [MT] — para cada reclamación
    plus 49,000 KRW
    [MT] Modelos de utilidad
    [MT] Tasa nacional:
    [MT] — cuando se haya presentado una traducción de la solicitud,
    in electronic form 20,000 KRW
    on paper 30,000 KRW
    [MT] — por hoja más de 20
    on paper, plus 1,000 KRW
    This fee applies to the total number of sheets of the description, drawings (if any) and abstract
    [MT] Tasa por reivindicación de prioridad:
    [MT] — cuando se presente una solicitud de reivindicación de prioridad
    [MT] — para cada reclamación
    in electronic form 18,000 KRW
    on paper 20,000 KRW
    [MT] Tasa por solicitud de examen
    71,000 KRW
    [MT] — para cada reclamación
    plus 19,000 KRW
    [MT] Tasa por conversión de una solicitud de modelo de utilidad en una solicitud de patente
    Same as national fee for patents
    [MT] Tasas anuales:
    These fees may all be paid at the same time or in installments.
    [MT] — para los años 1 a 3 ( todos deben pagarse al mismo tiempo ), por año
    12,000 KRW
    [MT] — para cada reclamación
    plus 4,000 KRW
    [MT] — para los años 4º a 6º, por año
    25,000 KRW
    [MT] — para cada reclamación
    plus 9,000 KRW
    [MT] — para los años 7º a 9º, por año
    60,000 KRW
    [MT] — para cada reclamación
    plus 14,000 KRW
    [MT] — para los años 10º a 12º, por año
    160,000 KRW
    [MT] — para cada reclamación
    plus 20,000 KRW
    [MT] — para los años 13º a 15º, por año
    240,000 KRW
    [MT] — para cada reclamación
    plus 20,000 KRW
    [MT] ¿Cómo se puede efectuar el pago de las tasas?
    For further details, refer to https://www.moip.go.kr/en/HtmlApp?c=92004&.
    The fees can be transferred to one of the account numbers given to each payer upon entry into the national phase.
    Versión actual en vigor desde 1 de enero de 2026 , impresa en 16 de febrero de 2026