Most providers answer this question with a quote-request form. Here are the actual numbers we charge and the official fees KIPO charges, so you can budget the whole life of a Korean case before you instruct anyone.
| Component | When due | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney fee — filing (PCT entry or Paris route) | After filing | USD 520–640 (AI-assessed, fixed per case) |
| Translation into Korean | At engagement | EN USD 18/100 words · JA USD 16/100 chars · ZH USD 18/100 chars (min USD 300) |
| KIPO official fee — filing (electronic) | At filing | ₩46,000 ≈ USD 33 (flat, no per-claim fee) |
| Priority claim (Paris route only, per priority) | At filing | ₩18,000 ≈ USD 13 |
The average English-language PCT specification runs about 9,400 words with, say, 15 claims. Entering Korea:
Translation is roughly three-quarters of that. Nothing else you negotiate will move your Korean budget as much as the per-word translation rate — which is why we publish ours.
| Stage | Attorney fee | Official fee |
|---|---|---|
| Request for examination (within 3 years of filing date) | USD 180 | ₩166,000 + ₩51,000/claim |
| Office Action response (standard) | USD 200–500 (hard cap 500) | — |
| Registration (incl. 1st–3rd year annuities handling) | USD 380 | ₩13,000 + ₩12,000/claim per year |
| Annuity management (year 4+) | USD 100/year | at cost |
Two budgeting tips. First, the examination request is deferrable — and its official fee is claim-count-sensitive, so trimming claims before requesting often saves several hundred dollars. Second, Korean Office Actions are common (a first rejection is the norm, not a crisis); an OA budget with a hard cap keeps the total predictable.
Korean VAT is zero-rated for services supplied to non-resident clients, so the figures above are what you pay. Our payment terms: translation and official fees are invoiced at engagement; the attorney filing fee only after your application is filed at KIPO.
Upload your specification to our quote tool — it counts the exact translation basis and itemizes every fee above for your case, in about 30 seconds.
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