Your trademark application. Start with an informed review.
Enter your mark and a brief business description for a tailored .
Review risks involving and before filing.
After registration, check renewal fees and rights information in .
VETERAN ATTORNEY DESIGN
Look beyond registration. Build stronger trademark protection.
Use the to identify where to adjust your scope and where to preserve essential protection.
Reflect your current business and expansion plans carefully in the .
Plan protection with disputes, growth, and life after registration in mind
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ALWAYS WITHIN REACH
Your trademark journey, easy to follow online
From your first report through filing, examination, registration, and ongoing management, your dedicated case page keeps the progress available to review.
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A clearer view of the timeline. See what comes next for your mark.
One page for each trademark
Check the current status
Review estimates and next steps from filing to registration
Clear prompts when a payment or decision is needed
02
Questions, answers, and documents. Keep the conversation together.
Ask questions through in-app chat or KakaoTalk
Receive document updates by email and in-app notification
Conversations and files organized by case
FIND YOUR FIT
Which filing approach fits your plans?
Your schedule and the protection you need help determine whether to request and how many to cover. Find the example closest to your situation.
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01
A Flexible Schedule
I want to balance launch preparations and costs.
You are preparing your brand without an urgent registration deadline
Follow the standard examination order without additional priority fees
RECOMMENDATION
Standard examination may suit you.
02
A Fixed Launch Date
I need an earlier result before launching.
You already use the mark or are close to launch and can provide evidence
You need an examination result in roughly 3 months to inform your next business decision
RECOMMENDATION
Consider priority examination.
03
More Than One Business Area
I plan to offer products and services under one brand.
You operate across areas, such as cafe services and sales of coffee beans or merchandise
You want protection for both the core business and related expansion areas
RECOMMENDATION
Both examination routes can cover two or more classes.
EXAMINATION OPTIONS
Standard or priority examination? Choose for your business.
Priority examination can be requested when the mark is already in use or concrete preparations for use can be clearly demonstrated. In standard examination, the first result takes about a year on average. If priority examination is granted, examination should normally begin within approximately 1-1.5 months of dispatch of the decision. If no grounds for refusal are found, the application proceeds to . The steps after publication and the registration requirements are the same for both routes.
Source: Korean IP Office, 2025 first trademark examination processing time (11.9 months).
AT A GLANCE · Estimated Timing
Standard Examination
Approx. 13-14 months after filing
To a publication decision
Priority Examination
Approx. 1-2 months after the request
To a publication decision if no office action is issued
After Publication
Approx. 1-2 months
From publication to a decision to register
The priority timeline assumes that the request is granted and no grounds for refusal arise. Actual timing depends on examination circumstances. Requests for further information, office actions, or oppositions may add time.
Estimated Timeline Comparison
Illustrative comparison when filing and requesting priority examination together.
Standard: filing to publication
Priority: request to publication
Publication to registration decision
Standard Examination
13-14 months
Priority Examination
Approx. 1-2 months
Publication
Priority: approx. 1-2 months
Standard: approx. 13-14 months
PRICING
See the fees for your examination route.
Choose the route that fits your schedule, then compare fees for the classes you need.
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Standard examination fees
The usual filing route when an earlier registration result is not urgent.
Core Protection
1 class
Standard
Priority
Focus your budget on one core class
Search and filing service fees
₩89,000
Broader Coverage
2 classes
Standard
Priority
Cover your business and related expansion areas
Search and filing service fees
₩178,000
Attorney Recommendation
1 class
Standard
Priority
A scope tailored to your priorities and budget
Search and filing service fees
₩89,000
Amounts below are based on the stated classes and examination route. If the scope changes after review and before filing, the difference is charged or refunded. Office action responses and post-approval registration fees are explained separately when needed.
BEHIND OWNB
The ease of applying online. The care of Sunrich's attorneys.
OWNB is a trademark service operated directly by Sunrich International Patent & Law Firm in Euljiro, Seoul.
With 16 years in patent attorney practice and 12 years at the Korean IP Office, Principal Patent Attorney Yoon Bae Kim provides individual support from pre-filing review through submission.
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OPERATED BY
Sunrich International Patent & Law Firm
Principal Patent Attorney Yoon Bae Kim
Patent attorney practice
16 years
IP office experience
12 years
In-Person Consultation
By appointment via phone or chat
The firm also advises on patents, designs, overseas filings, and IP proceedings and litigation.
SEOUL · EULJIRO
Room 601, Donghwa Building, 15 Eulji-ro 11-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
TRADEMARK FAQ
Questions before your first filing
Tell us about your mark and your business.
We build a protection strategy around your budget and priorities, seeking the coverage you need without compromising registrability.