WHAT YOU NEED TO FILE
AN APPLICATION

Documents and references are required to file an application, as well as signatures and/or reports varies depends on each country. Please take a look at the list below to understand what you need to file an application. Translations of the documents that have been filed and intermediary procedures such as Article 19 Amendments, explanation, Article 34 amendments, and the written reply are required, but will be prepared by us.

JAPAN

  • The Application (Submission Document, Specifications, Claims, Abstract, Figures and the Priority Document)
  • Search Report and cited references
  • Documents filed as intermediary procedures, if applicable (e.g. Article 19
    Amendments toward the search report and an explanation, Article 34 Amendments towards the preliminary examination and the written reply)
  • Any amendments to be made at the time of the national phase filing

CHINA

  • The Application (Submission Document, Specifications, Claims, Abstract, Figures and the Priority Document)
  • Search Report and cited references
  • Documents filed as intermediary procedures, if applicable (e.g. Article 19 Amendments toward the search report and an explanation, Article 34 Amendments towards the preliminary examination and the written reply)
  • Any amendments to be made at the time of the national phase filing
  • A Signed Power of Attorney (copies not permitted)

KOREA

  • The Application (Submission Document, Specifications, Claims, Abstract, Figures and the Priority Document)
  • Search Report and cited references
  • Documents filed as intermediary procedures, if applicable (e.g. Article 19 Amendments toward the search report and an explanation, Article 34 Amendments towards the preliminary examination and the written reply)
  • Any amendments to be made at the time of the national phase filing
  • A Signed Power of Attorney (copies not permitted)

If the application number is provided, we can obtain most of the filed documents and the search report. The cited references from the search report can also be sent at a later date.

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