A patent right grants exclusive use of an invention, device, design, or trademark under laws such as the Patent Act, Utility Model Act, Design Protection Act, and Trademark Act.

To secure these rights, application documents must be submitted in strict compliance with legal formats and requirements. Accurate, professional translation is vital for both domestic and international patent applications.

✅ Requirements for Patent Application
An invention must meet the following criteria:

1. Industrial applicability
2. Novelty – Not previously disclosed in existing technologies
3. Progressiveness – Not easily derivable from existing technologies

Patent rights become effective upon registration and are valid for 20 years from the date of application (10 years for utility model rights). These rights are territorial, meaning they are only enforceable in the countries where they are registered.

Translatable documents include:
We provide translation services for both domestic and international patent applications:

• Application forms (applicant/agent information, invention title, etc.)
• Specifications, including:
  ○ Detailed description of the invention
  ○ Claims
  ○ Drawings (if applicable, to illustrate technical components)
  ○ Abstract
• Documents for international (PCT) applications, including:
  ○ Request (PCT application form)
  ○ Specification, claims, abstract, drawings, sequence listings, etc.

For PCT international filings, documents must follow a format and technical structure distinct from domestic filings. The specification and claims must be submitted separately, and the application must be prepared in one of the accepted languages—Korean, English, or Japanese.

Such cases require highly specialized translation aligned with international standards.