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FILING REQUIREMENTS IN KOREA
as of January, 2002
  INFORMATION
    - Full names and addresses of Applicant as well as Inventor
- Details of Convention Priority, if any- first filed country, filing number and date; the term of
   priority is one(1) year.
- Application under the PCT route available.
  DOCUMENTS
    - Power of Attorney (neither notarization nor consular legalization required) to be executed
   by an individual or a representative of a corporation.
- Corporation Nationality Certificate (to be notarized) only when it is unclear whether the
   applicant is a corporation or not from the applicants company name.
- Certified copy of the application which is the basis of the Convention priority (if applicable)
- may be filed within 16 months from the first filing date.

Specifications of Invention including claims and abstract
Drawings-prepared in triplicate; size-A4

  INFORMATION
    - Full names and addresses of Applicant as well as Designer
- Name of Article to which a design is applied
- Details of Convention Priority, if any- first filed country, filing number and date; the term of
   priority is six(6) months
- Shape, pattern, and/or color may be protected individually or in combination.

  DOCUMENTS
    - Power of Attorney (neither notarization nor consular legalization required) to be executed
  by an individual or a representative of a corporation.
- Corporation Nationality Certificate (to be notarized); In most cases, this document is not
   required. It is necessary only when it is unclear whether the applicant is a corporation
   from the applicants company name.
- Certified copy of the application which is the basis of the Convention priority (if applicable)
- may be filed within three(3) months from the Korean filing date.

  DRAWINGS
    Perspective view in addition to six directional views (front, rear, right side, left side, upper, and bottom views).
Photographs are acceptable.
No shadings.
Prepared in triplicate, size-A4 with margins for specifications

  INFORMATION
    - Full name and address of Applicant.
- Specification of goods or services specified in terms of individual names
(Comprehensive description such as parts, accessories, titles of classes/sub-classes is not registrable. If the number of specified goods is in excess of ten (10) items of goods per each class, additional official fees of about US $6.00 per each exceeding item of goods shall be paid at each time of filing, registering, and renewal.)
- Class; International Class of goods and services
- Mark-character, device, figure, three-dimensional mark, logo and/or color
- Prior use is not required to file an application
- Details of Convention Priority, if any- first filed country, filing number and date; the term of
   priority is six(6) months

  DOCUMENTS
    - Power of Attorney(neither notarization nor consular legalization required) to be
  executed by an individual or a representative of a corporation.
- Corporation Nationality Certificate(to be notarized); In most cases, this document is not
   required. It is necessary only when it is unclear whether the applicant is a corporation
   from the applicants company name.
- Certified copy of the application which is the basis of the Convention priority (if applicable)
- may be filed within three(3) months from the Korean filing date.
- A clear print of the mark or 30 prints of color mark (not larger than 7cm x 7cm)

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