An
invention is protected upon the grant of a
patent pursuant to the Patent Law, and the
"Invention" means the highly advanced
creation of technical ideas utilizing rules
of nature. An invention must satisfy the basic
criteria of industrial applicability, novelty
and inventive step (or non-obviousness).
The term of the patent right is 20 years from
the filing date. For patents granted on applications
filed on or after July 1, 1987 and before
September 1, 1990, the term is the longer
of 20 years from the filing date or 15 years
from the date of publication or the date of
registration.
The registration process for patents is as
follows;
Central P.O. Box 926
Seoul, Korea
TEL: +82 2 568 9714.9807.9654 / FAX: +82 2 555 0053
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Patents
The registration process for patents is as
follows;
