Korean IP Right

Allowed

1. Decision of registration

2. Registration

   →Publication of gazettes
3. Request for invalidation trial

4. Decision on invalidation

   maintain or revoke

5. Patent Court

6. Supreme Court

Refused

1. Notification of reasons for refusal

2. Written opinion / amendment

3. Reconsideration of reasons for refusal

4. Decision of refusal

5. Appeal against examiner’s decision of refusal

No reasons for refusal

1. Publication

   Publication gazette

2. 2 months

   Opposition

   Reasons for refusal found → Decision of refusal

3. No reasons for refusal

   Decision of grant of protection

4. 2 months + extension of 30 days (if requested)

   Registration

5. Register

   Renewal

Reasons for refusal

1. FA within 2 months from the request for accelerated examination

   Notification of provisional refusal

2. Written opinions / amendments

   Overcome → Publication

3. Not overcome

   Decision of refusal

4. 30 days + extension of 30 days (if requested)

   Intellectual Property Tribunal

5. 30 days

   The Patent Court

6. 30 days

   Supreme Court

Allowed

1. Decision of registration

2. Payment of registration fee

   Registration

3. Publication of Design Gazette

4. Request for invalidation

5. Intellectual Property Tribunal

Refused

1. Notification of reasons for refusal

2. Written opinions / amendment

   Overcome → Decision of registration

3. If not

   Decision of refusal

4. Appeal

   Intellectual Property Tribunal

5. Appeal

   Patent Court

6. Appeal

   Supreme Court

Allowed

1. Decision of registration

2. Payment of registration fee

   Registration

3. Publication of Design Gazette

   →Request for invalidation → Intellectual Property Tribunal
4. Request for opposition

5. Decision on opposition

Refused

1. Notification of reasons for refusal

2. Written opinions / amendment

   Overcome → Decision of registration

3. If not

   Decision of refusal

4. Appeal

   Intellectual Property Tribunal

5. Appeal

   Patent Court

6. Appeal

   Supreme Court