Patent Application Process (Call +82-31-290-5086 or 5087 for more information)
Invention Completion Phase
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- Completion of invention
- Filling out invention report
Consultation and Draft Writing
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- Prior art search
- Invention interview
- Invention grade assessment
- Drafting specifications
Patent Applications (domestic)
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- Payment of administrative fees
- Uploading the steps of filing supporting documents for applications
- Follow-up management
- Patent Applications (international)
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- Funding for applications for 1-3 countries or PCT
- Follow-up management
- International Applications Review
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- Applications grade assessment
- Differential support for international applications based on grade
- International Applications Deadline
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- 1 year from the date of filing a domestic application
- May choose between PCT or individual countries
- Reporting an invention through the on-line patent system (http://patent.skku.edu)
- Conducting prior art search on the same or similar technologies using specialized agencies
- Conducting weekly consultations and grade assessment of invention
- Conducting domestic applications process
- E-mail notification to the inventor 6 months prior to international applications deadline
- Applications by the inventor for international patent applications (submit international patent applications as attachments in the online patent system)
- International patent applications review by the Technical Assessment Committee and the Patent Review Committee
- Proceeding international applications in accordance with results of review
Online Registration Process for Computer Software (Call +82-31-290-5086 for more information)
- Register a computer software through the online patent system (http://patent.skku.edu)
- Conduct an application registration process at Korea Copyright Commission (http://www.sors.or.kr)
(* copyright holder: Sungkyunkwan University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Participator in invention: inventor) - Designation and consent process after the confirmation by Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
- Payment of registration fee by the inventor
- Submit to Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation (Industry-Academic Program Team) a request for expenses by attaching the original copy of application registration