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Employee Inventions

What is KAIST-only Filing?

A "KAIST-only Filing" refers to a patent application with KAIST as the sole applicant.
In other words, the patent right to the invention and the authority to exercise such right shall be exclusively vested in KAIST. KAIST-only Filing may be conducted through one of the following methods:

  • 1ITVC Funding

Domestic Funding Review is conducted; and
filing costs are supported by KAIST using its central administrative budget based on the review results (grades).

  • 2Lab Funding

Domestic Funding Review is not conducted; and
domestic filing is carried out using Lab funds secured by the inventor's laboratory.

Required Documents: Invention Description, Invention Disclosure, Assignment Agreement, Consent for Collection and Use of Personal Information (available for output through PTMS at the time of disclosing the invention)
  • Contact: Hyerim Song, Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Center
  • +82-42-350-2977
  • hyerimsong@kaist.ac.kr

Procedure for KAIST-only Filing

Cases Subject to Domestic Funding Review (ITVC Funding)
  • 1Disclose the invention
  • 2Receipt of Invention Disclosure
  • 3Prior Art Search
  • 4Domestic Funding Review
  • 5Filing Instruction based on the review results
  • 6Specification Drafting and Review
  • 7Filing Authorization
  • 8Application Filing Completion
Cases Not Subject to Domestic Funding Review (Lab Funding)
  • 1Disclose the invention
  • 2Receipt of Invention Disclosure
  • 3Filing Instruction
  • 4Specification Drafting and Review
  • 5Filing Authorization
  • 6Application Filing Completion

Domestic Filing Procedure