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June 2008
June 2008- Customized Examination Process Flow Chart
- Expedited examination process to be expanded to a broader range of applicants
- Adoption of the grace period in examination process
Customized Examination Process Flow Chart
Expedited examination process to be expanded to a broader range of applicants
| (1) | Who is qualified for the current expedited examination process: An application that is being infringed upon by a third party, practiced by the patent applicant, and filed by a venture company and more are now eligible for expedited examination upon request. |
| (2) | Revised qualification on who can apply for expedited examination: Any applicant who attaches a prior art search report prepared by a KIPO certified patent search organization will be allowed to qualify for the expedited examination in addition to the current criteria. Four organizations are currently certified by KIPO including the KIPRIS. |
Adoption of the grace period in examination process
| (1) | The grace period will only apply to regular patent applications, thus, it will not be applied to divisional and converted applications. Also, the grace period will not apply in the case when notice of allowance or refusal has been notified to the applicant before such grace period is requested. |
| (2) | The grace period can be requested any time within 6 months after the examination request date. |
| (3) | The grace period can be selected by the applicant within a range of 18 months after the examination request date and within 5 years after the application filing date. |
| (4) | Withdrawal of the grace period request and modification of the grace period can be made at any time within 2 months from the grace period request date. |
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