How much is the fee required for a design application?

• When submitting a design examination registration application in paper form - Basic fee: 70,000 KRW
• In the case of non-examination - Basic fee: 55,000 KRW
• Additional fee - In the case of multiple designs, 55,000 KRW is added for each design exceeding one (Article 6 of the Regulations on the Collection of Patent Fees, etc.).
• When the creator and the applicant are the same individual, a 70% reduction applies, so you only need to pay 30%.
• When submitting by mail, the fee may be exchanged for a postal money order and enclosed together with the application (Article 8 of the Regulations on the Collection of Patent Fees, etc.).
• When submitting an amendment
  If the submission method is paper: 13,000 KRW
  If online: 3,000 KRW
• For reference,
  Request fee for keeping a design confidential - 20,000 KRW per design
  Application fee for publication of a design examination registration application - 24,000 KRW per case.

※ Previously, only the applicant of a design examination registration application could request publication of their own design registration application, but it was amended effective July 1, 2005, so that anyone can request publication of an application regardless of whether it is subject to examination or non-examination (Article 23-2, Paragraph 1 of the Design Protection Act).