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Patent Act (Act No. 950 of November 28, 1949, as last amended by Act No. 11117 of December 2, 2011)

Year of current version:	2011
Date of last amendment:	December 2, 2011
Date of Text (Enacted):	November 28, 1949
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Competition, Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Industrial Designs, IP Regulatory Body, Patents (Inventions), Trademarks, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Utility Models
Notes:	This consolidated version of the Patent Act incorporates all the amendments from 1990 up to 2011. For the latest amendments made by Act No. 11117 of December 2, 2011, see: -Articles 26, 30(1), 83(1), 89(2) -Articles 90(1), (2), (4) and (5), 91, 92(1) and (3), 92-2 to 92-5, 93, 95 -Articles 116, 132-3, 134, 139(1), 165(1), 176(2), 187 -Articles 224-3, 224-4, 224-5, 229-2, 232(3) to (5)
Available Texts:
English	Patent Act (Act No. 950 of November 28, 1949, as last amended by Act No. 11117 of December 2, 2011)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Enforcement Decree of the Patent Act (Presidential Decree No. 6978 of December 31, 1973, as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 23341 of December 2, 2011) (KR088) Utility Model Act (Law No. 952 of December 31, 1961, as last amended by Act No. 11114 of December 2, 2011) (KR100) Industrial Design Protection Act (Act No. 951 of December 31, 1961, as last amended by Act No. 11111 of December 2, 2011) (KR109) Understanding the Patent Act of the Republic of Korea (KR083) Examination Procedure issued by the Korean Intellectual Property Office (December 2010) (KR081) Requirements for Patentability issued by the Korean Intellectual Property Office (January 2010) (KR082) Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act (Act No. 3320 of December 31, 1980, as last amended by Act No. 10303 of May 17, 2010) (KR120) Technology Transfer and Commercialization Promotion Act (Act No. 8108 of December 28, 2006, as last amended by Act No. 9689 of May 21, 2009) (KR113) Enforcement Decree of the Design Protection Act (Presidential Decree No. 561 of March 22, 1962, as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 20729 of February 29, 2008) (KR071) Patent Attorney Act (Act No. 864 of December 23, 1961, as last amended by Act No. 9224 of December 26, 2008) (KR111) Design Regulations (as last amended by Ordinance No. 257 of February 11, 2005 of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy) (KR080) Patent Regulations (as amended by Ordinance No. 215 of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy of December 31, 2003) (KR079) Court Organization Act (Act No. 3902 of December 4, 1987, as last amended by Act No. 5462 of January 21, 1999) (KR028) Is amended by Partial Amendment to the Patent Act (KR086)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Patent Act (Act No. 950 of November 28, 1949, as last amended by Act No. 9985 of January 27, 2010) (KR065) Patent Act (Act No. 950 of November 28, 1949, as last amended by Act No. 9381 of January 30, 2009) (KR047) Patent Act (Act No. 950 of November 28, 1949, as last amended by Act No. 8462 of May 17, 2007) (KR041) Patent Act (Act No. 950 of November 28, 1949, as last amended by Act No. 6411 of February 3, 2001) (KR034) Patent Act (Act No. 950 of November 28, 1949, as last amended by Act No. 5576 of September 23, 1998) (KR009)
WIPO Lex No.:	KR102

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