Republic of Korea

Enforcement Decree of the Patent Act (Presidential Decree No. 6978 of December 31, 1973, as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 21917 of December 30, 2009)

Year of current version:	2009
Date of last amendment:	December 30, 2009
Date of Text (Issued):	December 31, 1973
Type of Text:	Implementing Rules/Regulations
Subject Matter:	IP Regulatory Body, Patents (Inventions)
Notes:	This consolidated version of the Enforcement Decree of the Patent Act incorporates all amendments from 1990 up to 2009 (see Articles 8(1) and (5) for the latest amendments made by Presidential Decree No. 21917 of December 30, 2009).
Available Texts:
English	Enforcement Decree of the Patent Act (Presidential Decree No. 6978 of December 31, 1973, as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 21917 of December 30, 2009) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Korean	특허법 시행령
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Enforcement Decree of the Patent Act (Presidential Decree No. 6978 of December 31, 1973, as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 16417 of June 30, 1999) (KR010) Is superseded by Enforcement Decree of the Patent Act (Presidential Decree No. 6978 of December 31, 1973, as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 23341 of December 2,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)
WIPO Lex No.:	KR048