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Stephan Sangwon Kim

is a patent attorney with Revolution IP, PLLC, located in Alexandria, Virginia. His practices are focused primarily on assisting 500 fortune companies, startups, and universities with navigating patents to assist resolving patent disputes and preparing and prosecuting patent applications. He can be reached at (703)909-0292 or skim@revolutioniplaw.com.

Recent Articles by Stephan Sangwon Kim

After Searching: Patent Filing Options and PCT ISAs

According to WIPO data, USPTO, EPO and KIPO are major ISAs for U.S. applicants; about 94% of intentional searches have been done by these three patent offices. U.S. applicants may consider the quality of search reports and cost of search fees as the most important factors in selecting an ISA. Search fees vary by ISA, for example, EPO’s rate is relatively high $2,125, USPTO’s rate is $2,080, and KIPO is well known to provide high quality earches with a relevantly competitive cost at $1,219.

Searching the Art Behind Innovation

For many innovations, in addition to doing a traditional patent search it will be of the utmost importance to search European and east Asian literature, particularly literature from Japan or Korea. The patents issued or published by the USPTO, EPO, KIPO, JPO and SIPO cover more than 90% of the world’s patent documents. But when a particularly lucrative innovation is at stake going beyond the patents can be a worthwhile investment.