31-month deadline, EPO auto-fetch, costs — eight questions our attorneys answer most often before clients decide on Korean entry.
After locking in an international filing date through a PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) application, you formally enter the patent office of each country where you actually want a patent. From the moment of entry, KIPO begins substantive examination of your case in Korea.
Yes. Korea is a PCT contracting state, so your PCT priority date is preserved when entering Korea. iphere is connected to the EPO public database — enter your application number and applicant, inventor and claim data are filled in automatically.
From the earliest priority date. If your PCT date and priority date are identical, the deadline runs from the PCT filing date; if you claimed priority, the priority date governs. iphere calculates this for you and surfaces the exact deadline on the dashboard.
Missing the deadline generally forfeits Korean rights for that case, but a 1-month restoration window may exist with a justifiable reason. If you are even close to the cutoff, contact an attorney immediately — restoration is far easier when raised promptly.
Enter your PCT number or publication number and we pull (1) the applicant and inventor list, (2) invention title, (3) claims and drawings PDF, (4) priority claim data, and (5) the calculated 31-month deadline — all in one step. You add any missing pieces.
A Power of Attorney (POA), Korean applicant ID, and a Korean translation of the claims. The POA is emailed automatically right after payment, and the iphere attorney team prepares the translation in KIPO format.
The base entry fee includes the KIPO official fee, attorney review, POA handling and your filing receipt. KIPO additional fees may apply based on claim and page counts; the exact total is calculated on the checkout page before you pay.
Yes. Korean translation of claims and the abstract is calculated by word count separately. Word count and per-word rate appear before checkout so you know the total before deciding.