• Application

  (Article 42)

  Within 5 years

• Formality examination
  • 15 months after application
  • Publication of application

    (Article 64)

• Request for examination
  • No Request for examination
    • Application deemed withdrawn

      (Article 59)

  • YES Request for examination
• Substantive examination
• Reason for rejection
  • YES Reason for rejection

    ※ Refer to the examination flowchart after the notification of reason for refusal

    • Notice of grounds for rejection

      (Article 63)

      • Written opinion/ complementary statement
    • Resolution of reason for rejection
      • No Resolution of reason for rejection
        • Decision of rejection
          

          (Article 62)

          • Request for re-examination
        • Trial against decision to reject patent application

          (Article 132-3)

          • Decision to revoke refusal

            (Article 176)

        • Decision to maintain refusal
      • YES Resolution of reason for rejection
  • No Reason for rejection
    • Decision to grant patent

      (Article 66)

    • Registration of patent right establishment and publication of registration

      (Article 87)

    • Request for invalidation trial

      (Article 133)

      • Revoke

        (Article 162)

      • Maintain

        (Article 162)

• Patent Court
  

  (Article 186)

• Supreme Court

• Trademark registration application
• Examination [Substantive examination]
  • Notice of grounds for rejection
  • Written opinion/ complementary statement
    • [Reason for rejection is resolved]
      • Publication of application

      • Public examination: 2 months

        • Filing of opposition
          • Notice of filing of opposition
          • Notice of response to opposition
        • Decision of opposition
          • No Reason

            Appeal unacceptable

            • Decision of registration
            • Registration
          • Reason
    • [Reason for rejection is not resolved]
  • Decision of rejection

    [Appeal]

  • Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board

    [Appeal]

  • Patent Court

    Go to Examination [Substantive examination]

  • Supreme Court

    Go to Examination [Substantive examination]

• Issuance of applicant code
• Submission of application
• Issuance of application number
• Digitalization of application document
• Formality examination of application
• Examination of qualification for registration
  • Notice of submission of opinion
  • Written opinion/ complementary statement

    Unresolved

    • Rejection decision
    • Trial against decision to reject application
      • Cancellation (Go to Registration decision)
    • Filing of lawsuit for cancellation of trial decision
• Registration decision
• Payment of registration fee
• Public notice of registration

  Opposition against registration

  • Decision to cancel registration

    (Go to Trial against decision to reject application)

• Issuance of registration certificate

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