One-Stop Mobile Application for Patents and Intellectual Property Rights... Including Fee Payment

Provided by the Korean Intellectual Property Office

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Intellectual property application services will now be available on mobile devices.

The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced on the 23rd that it has completed the overhaul of its electronic application system and will expand and launch the 'mobile application system.'

The mobile application system allows applications for the four major rights?trademarks, patents, utility models, and designs?to be submitted via mobile devices without restrictions on time and place.

Following the world's first mobile trademark application system service launched on March 16, KIPO has expanded the mobile application system to include patents, utility models, and designs starting this month.

In particular, the revamped mobile application system not only broadens its scope but also adds functionality to enable fee payments via mobile. Various fees payable to KIPO, such as application and registration fees, can now be easily checked and paid using a smartphone.

Additionally, KIPO emphasized that most of its civil service tasks, including receipt of notifications, inquiry of examination progress, and issuance of registration certificates, can now be conducted via mobile devices.

Provided by the Korean Intellectual Property Office

The overhaul also includes comprehensive delegation registration for overseas applicants. Applicants without an address or place of business in Korea can now delegate all procedures related to patent applications to an agent online.

Through this, overseas applicants will be able to use an English-language service to verify and authenticate comprehensive delegation applications via their mobile phones.

Hyun Sung-hoon, Director of the Information Customer Support Bureau at KIPO, stated, “Korea is the first among advanced patent offices such as those in the United States, China, and Japan to introduce and operate a mobile application system.” He added, “KIPO will continue to accelerate the digital transformation of patent administration services to enhance customer satisfaction.”

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