Republic of Korea

Court Organization Act (Act No. 3992 of December 4, 1987, as amended up to Act No. 12188 of January 7, 2014)

Year of Version:	2014
Date of Entry into Force:	February 25, 1988
Date of Text (Enacted):	December 4, 1987
Type of Text:	IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Other
Notes:	This consolidated version of the Court Organization Act incorporates all the amendments up to Act No. 12188 of January 7, 2014, which entered into force on January 7, 2014. Chapter 1 of Part 1 (General Provisions) gives an overview on the court organization which is made up of six types of Courts including the Patent Court (see Article 3). Chapter 2 of Part 3 specifies the organization and the competence of the Patent Court (see Articles 28-2, 28-3, 28-4).
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Korean	법원조직법 (1987년12월4일에 제정된 법률 제3992호는 2014년1월7일의 법률 제12188호 개정에 이르기까지 수차례 개정이 이루어짐) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Supersedes Court Organization Act (Act No. 3902 of December 4, 1987, as amended up to Act No. 5462 of January 21, 1999) (KR028) Court Organization Act (Act No. 3992 of December 4, 1987, as amended up to Act No. 11530 of December 11, 2012) (KR131) Relates to Trademark Act (Act No. 71 of November 28, 1949, as amended up to Act No. 11962 of July 30, 2013) (KR203) Utility Model Act (Act No. 952 of December 31, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 11962 of July 30, 2013) (KR204) Utility Model Act (Act No. 952 of December 31, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 12752 of June 11, 2014) (KR228) Patent Act (Act No. 950 of December 31, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 11962 of July 30, 2013) (KR201) Is superseded by Court Organization Act (Act No. 3992 of December 4, 1987, as amended up to Act No. 12780 of October 15, 2014) (KR226) Court Organization Act (Act No. 3992 of December 4, 1987, as amended up to Act No. 12886 of December 30, 2014) (KR227)
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