Patents must be obtained from each country because patents fall under the territorial principle. To apply for international patents, the International Patent Support Program may be utilized and/or the inventor may use their research grants to pay for expenses.

International Patent Application Support Program

Outstanding domestic patents will be selected to apply for international patents, and the application fee, costs arising during the process, registration fee, and maintenance fee(up to 4 years) will be funded by the school for these patents.

Procedure

Evaluation Criteria

Application Method

Will be conducted 3-4 times annually and the detailed schedule and forms will be announced separately (Contact ext. 2978 for any questions)

Request International Application

If the inventor decides to use his or her research grants to pay for the expenses, the inventor may decide whether to apply for international patents.

Patent Application

Once the decision to apply for a patent has been made, the Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer Center will send an official request to the designated patent firm. Designated patent firm will proceed application procedure and drafting patent specifications for patent registration.

Patent Registration

The decision to grant patent is made If the examiner did not find any grounds of rejection or the applicant overcome the ground of rejection. Once the decision to grant a patent has been confirmed, registration fee for establishment of rights must be paid to secure patent rights.

Post Management

After patent registration, the school will pay for maintance fee for up to 4 years. If the patent isn’t utilized for 5 years after the registration, the corresponding patent will be abandoned or the maintenance fee must be paid by the research faculty or department to maintain the patent.