Domestic Patent Process
Application process
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Invention Interview (Priority Technical Survey Report/Evaluation report)
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Invention Declaration Application(C above possible)
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Specification setting & Filing an Application
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Appeal against examiner’s decision of refusal
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Registeration / Maintenance
Notification
- Invention Interview is held every Tuesday at UNIST (E-mail interview is available at all times)
※ Evaluate the technology, commerciality, and utility of the invention
- Determination of application support based on the grade of the result report(Priority Technical Survey Report/Evaluation report)
- Maintenance: Support for annual fees up to 5 years after registration
Overseas Patent Application
Notification
- Conduct quarterly assessments and support application costs only for patents selected for evaluation
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