- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article 1 Purpose
- Article 1-2 Definitions
- Article 2 Procedures in Writing
- Article 3 Submission of Documents
- Article 3-2 Submission of Attached Documents Prepared in Electronic Image
- Article 4 Language to Be Used in Documents, etc.
- Article 5 Appointment of Agents, etc.
- Article 5-2 General Power of Attorney
- Article 5-3 Restriction on Scope of General Power of Attorney
- Article 5-4 Revocation of General Power of Attorney
- Article 6 Notification of Appointment of Representative for Two or More Persons, etc.
- Article 7 Proof of Successor’s Competence and of Third Party’s Permission, etc.
- Article 8 Submission of Certificates, etc.
- Article 9 Grant of Applicant Code, etc.
- Article 9-2 Documents Submittable by Means of Electronic Documents
- Article 9-3 Notification of Use of Electronic Documents
- Article 9-4 Submission of Electronic Documents, etc.
- Article 9-5 Special Provisions on Submission of Documents Supposed to Be Attached to Electronic Documents
- Article 9-6 Manner of Online Submission
- Article 9-7 Special Provisions on Concurrent Submission
- Article 9-8 Notifications or Other Documents to Be Served by Means of Electronic Documents
- Article 10 Documents by Reference
- Article 11 Return of Defective Application Documents, etc.
- Article 12 Identification of Patent Number, etc.
- Article 13 Amendment of Documents, etc.
- Article 13-2 Amendment of Opposition to Patent
- Article 13-3 Amendment of Request for Trial, etc.
- Article 13-4 Amendment of Corrected Description, etc.
- Article 14 Submission of Documents, etc.
- Article 15 Return of Articles
- Article 16 Specifying of Period
- Article 17 Request for Exemption from Disposition due to Failure to Comply with Periods
- Article 18 Notification of Continuation of Procedure
- Article 18-2 Request for Resumption of Procedure
- Article 19 Abandonment or Withdrawal
- Article 19-2 Abandonment of Claims in Part
- CHAPTER 2 PATENT APPLICATION
- Article 20 Scope of Academic Organizations
- Article 20-2 Submission of Proofs for Exception to Lack of Novelty
- Article 21 Documents for Patent Application
- Article 21-2 Patent Application Containing Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequences
- Article 22 Notification of Change of Deposit Number of Micro organism
- Article 23 Procedure for Issuance of Microorganism Samples
- Article 24 Notice of Application Number
- Article 25 Submission of Priority Documents
- Article 26 Notification of Change of Patent Applicant
- Article 27 Entries of Shared Interests, etc.
- Article 28 Addition of Inventors
- Article 29 Divisional Application
- Article 30 Dual Application
- Article 31 Application by Entitled Person
- Article 32 Opposition Filed by Entitled Person
- Article 33 Notification to Person Entitled to Patent
- Article 34 Report on Consultation Results
- Article 35 Request for Permission to File Patent Application in Foreign Countries
- Article 36 Issuance of Priority Claim Documents, etc.
- CHAPTER 3 EXAMINATION
- Article 37 Request for Examination of Patent Application
- Article 37-2 Reference Materials for Examination
- Article 38 Order of Examinations
- Article 39 Request for Preferential Examination
- Article 40 Examination of Applications for Same Invention
- Article 41 Opinions
- Article 42 Decision to Reject Amendments
- Article 43 Date of Laying Open of Patent Application or Date of Publication of Patent Registration
- Article 44 Request for Early Laying Open, etc.
- Article 45 Furnishing of Information on Application Laid Open
- Article 46 Opposition to Grant of Patent, etc.
- Article 47 deleted
- Article 48 Notification of Grounds for Refusals or Rejections, etc.
- Article 49 Application Mutatis Mutandis of Provisions on Trial to Examination of Opposition to Grant of Patent
- CHAPTER 4 PATENT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE AND PATENT RIGHTS
- Article 50 Patent Registration Certificate, etc.
- Article 51 Request for Issuance of Correction of Patent Registration Certificate, etc.
- Article 52 Application to Register Extension for Term of Patent Right
- Article 53 Grounds for Patent Term Extension and Supporting Materials
- Article 54 Decision to Grant or Reject Application to Register Extension for Term of Patent Right
- Article 55 Publication of Extinguishment of Patent Rights
- Article 55-2 Restoration of Patent Application and Patent Right etc. by Late Payment or Remaining Payment of Patent Fees
- Article 56 Application Mutatis Mutandis of Provisions on the Application and Examination to the Application to register an extension of the term of patent right
- CHAPTER 5 TRIAL AND RETRIAL
- Article 57 Request for Trial
- Article 57-2 Request for Corrections
- Article 58 Notification of Trial Number, etc.
- Article 59 deleted
- Article 60 Responses, etc.
- Article 61 Motion for Exclusion of Trial Examiners, etc.
- Article 62 Request for Intervention in Trial
- Article 63 Attachment of Evidence
- Article 64 Written Opinion by Examiner
- Article 65 Oral Hearings
- Article 65-2 Request for Witness
- Article 66 Documents Submitted after Notification of Conclusion of Trial Examination
- Article 66-2 Reopening of Trial Examination
- Article 67 Trial Decision
- Article 68 Costs of Trial
- Article 69 Withdrawal of Request for Trial, etc.
- Articles 70 - 71 deleted
- Article 72 Request for Retrial
- Article 73 Provisions Applicable Mutatis Mutandis
- CHAPTER 6 INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY
- Section 1 International Application Procedure, etc.
- Part 1 General Rules
- Article 74 Identification of International Application Number
- Articles 74-2 - 74-3 deleted
- Article 75 Language for International Application
- Article 76 Submission of Documents by Facsimile
- Article 77 Expressions Prohibited in International Application
- Article 78 Appointment of Agents, etc.
- Article 79 Appointment etc. of Subagents
- Article 80 Submission of General Power of Attorney, etc.
- Article 80-2 deleted
- Article 81 Notification of Change of Name, etc.
- Article 82 Notification of Change of Patent Applicant or Inventor
- Article 83 Amendment of Documents Other than Certain Documents in International Application
- Article 84 Correction of Obvious Mistakes
- Article 85 Submission of Documents Without Seal of Applicant
- Article 86 Delay in Mail Service
- Article 87 Loss of Mail
- Article 88 Suspension of Postal Service
- Article 89 Application of Treaty Regulations
- Part 2 International Application Procedures
- Article 90 Persons Capable of Filing of International Application
- Article 91 Language of International Application
- Article 92 Submission of Application Request, etc.
- Article 93 Form of Application Requests, etc.
- Article 93-2 Designation of countries, etc.
- Article 94 Notification of International Application Number, etc.
- Article 95 Removal ex officio of Entries in Application Request
- Article 95-2 Submission of Translations for International Search
- Article 96 Submission of Translations for International Publication
- Article 97 Amendment of Procedures
- Article 97-2 deleted
- Article 98 Notification of Intent Not to Treat as International Application
- Article 99 Period for Submission of Drawings
- Article 99-2 deleted
- Article 100 Notification of International Filing Date
- Article 101 Amendment of Procedures
- Article 102 Amendment of or Addition to Priority Claim
- Article 103 Instruction to Amend Priority Claims
- Article 104 Amendment of Fees for Late Payment
- Article 104-2 - 105 deleted
- Article 106 Period When International Application Is Considered to Have Been Withdrawn
- Article 106-2 Advance Notification of Considering International Application as Withdrawn, etc.
- Article 106-3 deleted
- Article 106-4 Designation of Representative
- Article 106-5 Submission of Statement of Fee Payment
- Article 106-6 Submission of Priority Documents
- Article 106-7 Withdrawal of International Application, etc.
- Article 106-8 Refund of Fees
- Article 106-9 Request to Certify International Patent Application
- Part 3 International Search
- Article 106-10 Notification of Receipt of Search Copy
- Article 106-11 Subject Matter, etc. of International Search
- Article 106-12 Furnishing, etc. of Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Listings, etc.
- Article 106-13 Amendment to Part of Sequence Listings in Description
- Article 106-14 Unity of Invention for International Search
- Article 106-15 Protest Against Additional Fee
- Article 106-16 Decision on Protest Against Additional Fee
- Article 106-17 Establishment of Title of Invention by Examiner
- Article 106-18 Establishment of Abstract by Examiner
- Article 106-19 Entries in International Search Report and in Statement of Opinion of International Searching Authority, etc.
- Article 106-20 Transmittal of International Search Report, etc.
- Article 106-21 Request for Issuance of Copy of Cited Reference
- Article 106-22 Refund of Search Fee
- Part 4 International Preliminary Examination
- Article 106-23 Demand for International Preliminary Examination
- Article 106-24 Contents of Demand for International Preliminary Examination, etc.
- Article 106-25 Payment of Fees
- Article 106-26 Demand for International Preliminary Examination by Applicant Not Entitled to Make Demands
- Article 106-27 Amendment of Procedures Concerning Demand for International Preliminary Examination
- Article 106-28 Notification of Date of Acceptance of Demand for International Preliminary Examination
- Article 106-29 Amendment of Procedures Concerning Demand for International Preliminary Examination
- Article 106-30 Amendment of Failure to Pay Fees for International Preliminary Examination
- Article 106-31 Notification of Demand for International Preliminary Examination Considered Not to Have Been Submitted
- Article 106-32 deleted
- Article 106-33 Instruction to Submit Missing Amendments
- Article 106-34 Start of International Preliminary Examination
- Article 106-35 Translation of Earlier Application, Which Forms Basis for Priority Claim
- Article 106-36 Amendment of International Application by Applicant
- Article 106-37 Subject of International Preliminary Examination
- Article 106-38 Submission of Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Listings, etc.
- Article 106-39 Unity of Invention Concerning International Preliminary Examination
- Article 106-40 Preparation of Written Opinion of International Preliminary Examining Authority
- Article 106-41 Indications in International Preliminary Examination Report, etc.
- Article 106-42 Transmittal of International Preliminary Examination Report, etc.
- Article 106-43 Request for Issuance of Copy of Cited Reference
- Article 106-44 Request for Issuance of Copy of Documents
- Article 106-45 Refund of Preliminary Examination Fee, etc.
- Article 106-46 Withdrawal of International Application, etc.
- Part 1 General Rules
- Section 2 Special Provisions on International Patent Applications
- Article 107 Special Provisions on Change of Applicant, etc.
- Article 107-2 Use of Title of Invention Established by International Searching Authority
- Article 108 Special Provisions on Entries of Shares, etc.
- Article 109 Special Provisions on Notice of Application Number
- Article 110 Special Provisions on Identification of PatentApplication Number
- Article 111 Special Provisions on Period to Submit Documents forPresumption of Novelty of Inventions
- Article 112 Translation of International Patent Application, etc.
- Article 112-2 Special Provisions on International Patent Application Containing Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequences
- Article 113 Special Provisions on Period to Submit Translation of Priority Documents of International Patent Applications, etc.
- Article 113-2 Special Provisions on Submission of Priority Documents, etc.
- Article 114 Submission of Translations, etc.
- Article 115 Translation of Amendment or Explanatory Statement
- Article 116 Special Provisions on Period for Appointing Patent Administrators for Non-residents
- Article 117 Period for Requesting Decisions, etc.
- Article 118 Documents Concerning Requests for Decisions
- Article 119 Decision on Refusal, Declaration or Finding
- Section 1 International Application Procedure, etc.
- CHAPTER 7 SUPPLEMENT
- Article 120 Inspection of Documents, etc.
- Article 120-2 Appointment as Agency for Digitizing Work of Patent Documents
- Article 120-3 Work Rules for Agency for Digitizing Work of Patent Documents
- Article 120-4 Media for Issuance of Patent Gazette
- Article 120-5 Documents to Be Digitized
- Article 120-6 Notification of Digitized Contents and Demand for Correction
- Article 120-7 Notification to Persons Who Submit Documents to Be Digitized
- Article 120-8 Destruction of Documents to Be Digitized
- Article 121 Patent Indication
- Article 122 Administrative Fines and Collection Procedure Thereof
- Supplementary Provisions
REPUBLIC OF KOREA Patent Regulations
as amended by Ordinance No. 215 of The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy of December 31, 2003 ENTRY INTO FORCE: January 1, 2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1 Purpose Article 1-2 Definitions Article 2 Procedures in Writing Article 3 Submission of Documents Article 3-2 Submission of Attached Documents Prepared in Electronic Image Article 4 Language to Be Used in Documents, etc. Article 5 Appointment of Agents, etc. Article 5-2 General Power of Attorney Article 5-3 Restriction on Scope of General Power of Attorney Article 5-4 Revocation of General Power of Attorney Article 6 Notification of Appointment of Representative for Two or More Persons, etc. Article 7 Proof of Successor’s Competence and of Third Party’s Permission, etc. Article 8 Submission of Certificates, etc. Article 9 Grant of Applicant Code, etc. Article 9-2 Documents Submittable by Means of Electronic Documents Article 9-3 Notification of Use of Electronic Documents Article 9-4 Submission of Electronic Documents, etc. Article 9-5 Special Provisions on Submission of Documents Supposed to Be Attached to Electronic Documents Article 9-6 Manner of Online Submission Article 9-7 Special Provisions on Concurrent Submission Article 9-8 Notifications or Other Documents to Be Served by Means of Electronic Documents Article 10 Documents by Reference Article 11 Return of Defective Application Documents, etc. Article 12 Identification of Patent Number, etc. Article 13 Amendment of Documents, etc. Article 13-2 Amendment of Opposition to Patent Article 13-3 Amendment of Request for Trial, etc.
Article 13-4 Amendment of Corrected Description, etc. Article 14 Submission of Documents, etc. Article 15 Return of Articles Article 16 Specifying of Period Article 17 Request for Exemption from Disposition due to Failure to Comply with Periods Article 18 Notification of Continuation of Procedure Article 18-2 Request for Resumption of Procedure Article 19 Abandonment or Withdrawal Article 19-2 Abandonment of Claims in Part
CHAPTER 2 PATENT APPLICATION Article 20 Scope of Academic Organizations Article 20-2 Submission of Proofs for Exception to Lack of Novelty Article 21 Documents for Patent Application Article 21-2 Patent Application Containing Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequences Article 22 Notification of Change of Deposit Number of Microorganism Article 23 Procedure for Issuance of Microorganism Samples Article 24 Notice of Application Number Article 25 Submission of Priority Documents Article 26 Notification of Change of Patent Applicant Article 27 Entries of Shared Interests, etc. Article 28 Addition of Inventors Article 29 Divisional Application Article 30 Dual Application Article 31 Application by Entitled Person Article 32 Opposition Filed by Entitled Person Article 33 Notification to Person Entitled to Patent Article 34 Report on Consultation Results Article 35 Request for Permission to File Patent Application in Foreign Countries Article 36 Issuance of Priority Claim Documents, etc.
CHAPTER 3 EXAMINATION Article 37 Request for Examination of Patent Application Article 37-2 Reference Materials for Examination Article 38 Order of Examinations Article 39 Request for Preferential Examination Article 40 Examination of Applications for Same Invention Article 41 Opinions Article 42 Decision to Reject Amendments Article 43 Date of Laying Open of Patent Application or Date of Publication of Patent Registration Article 44 Request for Early Laying Open, etc. Article 45 Furnishing of Information on Application Laid Open Article 46 Opposition to Grant of Patent, etc. Article 47 deleted Article 48 Notification of Grounds for Refusals or Rejections, etc. Article 49 Application Mutatis Mutandis of Provisions on Trial to Examination of Opposition to Grant of Patent
CHAPTER 4 PATENT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE AND PATENT RIGHTS Article 50 Patent Registration Certificate, etc. Article 51 Request for Issuance of Correction of Patent Registration Certificate, etc. Article 52 Application to Register Extension for Term of Patent Right Article 53 Grounds for Patent Term Extension and Supporting Materials Article 54 Decision to Grant or Reject Application to Register Extension for Term of Patent Right Article 55 Publication of Extinguishment of Patent Rights Article 55-2 Restoration of a Patent Application and Patent Right etc. by Late Payment or Remaining Payment of Patent Fees Article 56 Application Mutatis Mutandis of Provisions on Application and Examination to Application to register Extension of Term of Patent Right
CHAPTER 5 TRIAL AND RETRIAL Article 57 Request for Trial Article 57-2 Request for Corrections Article 58 Notification of Trial Number, etc. Article 59 deleted Article 60 Responses, etc. Article 61 Motion for Exclusion of Trial Examiners, etc. Article 62 Request for Intervention in Trial Article 63 Attachment of Evidence Article 64 Written Opinion by Examiner Article 65 Oral Hearings Article 65-2 Request for Witness Article 66 Documents Submitted after Notification of Conclusion of
Trial Examination Article 66-2 Reopening of Trial Examination Article 67 Trial Decision Article 68 Costs of Trial Article 69 Withdrawal of Request for Trial, etc. Articles 70 - 71 deleted Article 72 Request for Retrial Article 73 Provisions Applicable Mutatis Mutandis
CHAPTER 6 INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY
Section 1 International Application Procedure, etc.
Part 1 General Rules Article 74 Identification of International Application Number Articles 74-2 - 74-3 deleted Article 75 Language for International Application Article 76 Submission of Documents by Facsimile Article 77 Expressions Prohibited in International Application Article 78 Appointment of Agents, etc. Article 79 Appointment etc. of Subagents Article 80 Submission of General Power of Attorney, etc. Article 80-2 deleted Article 81 Notification of Change of Name, etc. Article 82 Notification of Change of Patent Applicant or Inventor Article 83 Amendment of Documents Other than Certain Documents in International Application Article 84 Correction of Obvious Mistakes Article 85 Submission of Documents Without Seal of Applicant Article 86 Delay in Mail Service Article 87 Loss of Mail Article 88 Suspension of Postal Service Article 89 Application of Treaty Regulations
Part 2 International Application Procedures Article 90 Persons Capable of Filing of International Application Article 91 Language of International Application Article 92 Submission of Application Request, etc. Article 93 Form of Application Requests, etc. Article 93-2 Designation of countries, etc.
Article 94 Notification of International Application Number, etc. Article 95 Removal ex officio of Entries in Application Request Article 95-2 Submission of Translations for International Search Article 96 Submission of Translations for International Publication Article 97 Amendment of Procedures Article 97-2 deleted Article 98 Notification of Intent Not to Treat as International Application Article 99 Period for Submission of Drawings Article 99-2 deleted Article 100 Notification of International Filing Date Article 101 Amendment of Procedures Article 102 Amendment of or Addition to Priority Claim Article 103 Instruction to Amend Priority Claims Article 104 Amendment of Fees for Late Payment Article 104-2 - 105 deleted Article 106 Period When International Application Is Considered to Have Been Withdrawn Article 106-2 Advance Notification of Considering International Application as Withdrawn, etc. Article 106-3 deleted Article 106-4 Designation of Representative Article 106-5 Submission of Statement of Fee Payment Article 106-6 Submission of Priority Documents Article 106-7 Withdrawal of International Application, etc. Article 106-8 Refund of Fees Article 106-9 Request to Certify International Patent Application
Part 3 International Search Article 106-10 Notification of Receipt of Search Copy Article 106-11 Subject Matter, etc. of International Search Article 106-12 Furnishing, etc. of Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Listings, etc. Article 106-13 Amendment to Part of Sequence Listings in Description Article 106-14 Unity of Invention for International Search Article 106-15 Protest Against Additional Fee Article 106-16 Decision on Protest Against Additional Fee Article 106-17 Establishment of Title of Invention by Examiner Article 106-18 Establishment of Abstract by Examiner Article 106-19 Entries in International Search Report and in Statement of Opinion of International Searching Authority, etc.
Article 106-20 Transmittal of International Search Report, etc. Article 106-21 Request for Issuance of Copy of Cited Reference Article 106-22 Refund of Search Fee
Part 4 International Preliminary Examination Article 106-23 Demand for International Preliminary Examination Article 106-24 Contents of Demand for International Preliminary Examination, etc. Article 106-25 Payment of Fees Article 106-26 Demand for International Preliminary Examination by Applicant Not Entitled to Make Demands Article 106-27 Amendment of Procedures Concerning Demand for International Preliminary Examination Article 106-28 Notification of Date of Acceptance of Demand for International Preliminary Examination Article 106-29 Amendment of Procedures Concerning Demand for International Preliminary Examination Article 106-30 Amendment of Failure to Pay Fees for International Preliminary Examination Article 106-31 Notification of Demand for International Preliminary Examination Considered Not to Have Been Submitted Article 106-32 deleted Article 106-33 Instruction to Submit Missing Amendments Article 106-34 Start of International Preliminary Examination Article 106-35 Translation of Earlier Application, Which Forms Basis for Priority Claim Article 106-36 Amendment of International Application by Applicant Article 106-37 Subject of International Preliminary Examination Article 106-38 Submission of Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Listings, etc. Article 106-39 Unity of Invention Concerning International Preliminary Examination Article 106-40 Preparation of Written Opinion of International Preliminary Examining Authority Article 106-41 Indications in International Preliminary Examination Report, etc. Article 106-42 Transmittal of International Preliminary Examination Report, etc. Article 106-43 Request for Issuance of Copy of Cited Reference Article 106-44 Request for Issuance of Copy of Documents Article 106-45 Refund of Preliminary Examination Fee, etc.
Article 106-46 Withdrawal of International Application, etc.
Section 2 Special Provisions on International Patent Applications Article 107 Special Provisions on Change of Applicant, etc. Article 107-2 Use of Title of Invention Established by International Searching Authority Article 108 Special Provisions on Entries of Shares, etc. Article 109 Special Provisions on Notice of Application Number Article 110 Special Provisions on Identification of Patent Application Number Article 111 Special Provisions on Period to Submit Documents for Presumption of Novelty of Inventions Article 112 Translation of International Patent Application, etc. Article 112-2 Special Provisions on International Patent Application Containing Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequences Article 113 Special Provisions on Period to Submit Translation of Priority Documents of International Patent Applications, etc. Article 113-2 Special Provisions on Submission of Priority Documents, etc. Article 114 Submission of Translations, etc. Article 115 Translation of Amendment or Explanatory Statement Article 116 Special Provisions on Period for Appointing Patent Administrators for Non-residents Article 117 Period for Requesting Decisions, etc. Article 118 Documents Concerning Requests for Decisions Article 119 Decision on Refusal, Declaration or Finding
CHAPTER 7 SUPPLEMENT Article 120 Inspection of Documents, etc. Article 120-2 Appointment as Agency for Digitizing Work of Patent Documents Article 120-3 Work Rules for Agency for Digitizing Work of Patent Documents Article 120-4 Media for Issuance of Patent Gazette Article 120-5 Documents to Be Digitized Article 120-6 Notification of Digitized Contents and Demand for Correction Article 120-7 Notification to Persons Who Submit Documents to Be Digitized Article 120-8 Destruction of Documents to Be Digitized Article 121 Patent Indication
Article 122 Administrative Fines and Collection Procedure Thereof Supplementary Provisions
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
The purpose of these Regulations is to prescribe particulars authorized by the Patent Act and the Enforcement Decree of the same Act as well as matters necessary to implement the aforementioned particulars.
The definitions of terms used in these Regulations are as follows: Documents to be submitted to the Office or to the Tribunal for initiating patent-related procedures under the Act or Decree shall, unless otherwise provided by the Act or Decree, be prepared and sealed (or, for electronic documents, an electronic signature be affixed) individually for each case, and shall be given the name (or the corporate name, in the case of a legal entity) and the identification number (hereinafter referred to as “applicant code”) of a person submitting the documents; provided that, where no applicant code is available, the name and address of the said person (or the corporate name and address of business, in the case of a legal entity) shall be indicated with a seal (or an electronic signature for electronic documents) affixed.
(1) All documents submitted to the Office or to the Tribunal shall be addressed to the Commissioner of the Office or to the President of the Tribunal, unless otherwise provided by the Act or Decree.
(2)-(4) deleted
a mention to that effect is indicated.
A person who has registered the general power of attorney under the preceding Article 5-2 of these Regulations and intends to limit the scope of authorization of the said power of attorney in a specific matter shall submit a notification in the annexed Form No. 2-7 to the Commissioner of the Office.
A person who has registered the general power of attorney under Article 5-2 of these Regulations and intends to revoke the said general power of attorney shall submit a statement for revocation of general power of attorney in the annexed Form No. 2-8 to the Commissioner of the Office.
(iii) the certificate of seal (dated within past six months, or any similar certificate in the case of foreign nationals not in the practice of using seal certification). (iii) the document to certify that, if the Republic of Korea allows the foreign national to enjoy the benefit of patent or any other patent-related rights, the foreign country, of which the said foreign national is a citizen, will reciprocate by allowing Korean nationals to enjoy the benefit of patent or any other patent-related rights under the same terms and conditions as for its own nationals.
(3) The Commissioner of the Office, the President of the Tribunal or the presiding trial examiner shall, when instructing that the documents under the preceding paragraphs (1) and (2) be submitted, notify, by a written instruction for submission of documents, the required documents and the grounds for the said requirement, and shall give an opportunity to submit an argument, specifying a period.
(iii) a person who requests an examination; (vii) a person who requests a preferential examination;
(viii) a person who furnishes information on a patent application laid open; (iii) the statement for submission of documents (samples, articles, exhibits); (vii) the request for correction of digitized contents;
(viii) deleted. A notification of the use of electronic documents under Article 28-4 of the Act shall be submitted in the annexed Form No. 4-5.
Tribunal. In such a case, those documents not suitable for the storage on electronic recording media shall be submitted as an attachment to the said statement.
Where an online submission is made by a person who takes a patent-related procedure, documents required to be attached but not so attached at the time of processing the online submission shall be filed in the form of written documents attached to a statement for submission in the annexed Form No. 4-7 within three days from the date on which the acceptance number of the online submission was recognized.
A person who intends to make an online submission shall enter his or her applicant code and password into the electronic information processing system.
(iii) the notice of trial number and designated trial examiner; (vii) the notice of the change of trial examiner;
(viii) the approval of the extension of statutory (designated) period; (xii) the request for interview;
(xiii) the notice of return;
(xiv) the notice of payment in excess or in error;
(xv) any other documents designated and published by the President of the Tribunal.
(iii) when filing an application claiming priority under Article 55 of the Act. (iii) the name (or in the case of a legal entity, its corporate name) or applicant code (or in the absence of an applicant code, the name or the address (or in the case of a legal entity, its corporate name or address of business)) of a person taking a patent-related procedure is not specified; (vii) documents have been submitted but not within a designated period by the Act or an instruction under the Act;
(viii) a request for extension of period is made for the period for which no extension is allowed by the Act or an instruction under the Act; (xii) a request for registration of general power of attorney in the annexed Form No. 2-6, a request for the restriction of the scope of authorization of the general power of attorney in the annexed Form No. 2-7, a statement for the withdrawal of registration of the general power of attorney in the annexed Form No. 2-8, a request for the grant of an applicant code in the annexed Form No. 4 or relevant documents required where an applicant code has to be granted ex officio are not specific enough to accept;
(xiii) a request for patent or other documents submitted by way of communication network, floppy disk or optical disk have not been prepared with software provided by the Office, or any other documents submitted by way of electronic means are not in a state suitable for the disposition on the electronic information processing system; (xiii-2) documents instructed to be submitted under Article 3-2(2) of these Regulations have not been submitted within a designated period;
(xiv) documents instructed to be submitted under Article 8 of these Regulations have not been submitted, without any justifiable reason, within a designated period. A person who intends to make amendments under Article 46, 47, or 90(6) of the Act or under Article 29(3) of these Regulations and a person who intends to amend or add the priority claims under Article 54(7) or 55(5) of the Act shall submit to the Commissioner of the Office or the President of the Tribunal an amendment in the annexed Form No. 5 together with the following documents: A person who intends to make an amendment under Article 70 of the Act shall submit to the Commissioner of the Office a request for amendment in the annexed Form No. 5-2 together with the following documents: Article 1 Purpose
Article 1-2 Definitions
Article 2 Procedures in Writing
Article 3 Submission of Documents
Article 3-2 Submission of Attached Documents Prepared in ElectronicImage
Article 4 Language to Be Used in Documents, etc.
Article 5 Appointment of Agents, etc.
Article 5-2 General Power of Attorney
Article 5-3 Restriction on Scope of General Power of Attorney
Article 5-4 Revocation of General Power of Attorney
Article 6 Notification of Appointment of Representative for Two orMore Persons, etc.
Article 7 Proof of Successor’s Competence and of Third Party’sPermission, etc.
Article 8 Submission of Certificates, etc.
Article 9 Grant of Applicant Code, etc.
Article 9-2 Documents Submittable by Means of Electronic Documents
Article 9-3 Notification of Use of Electronic Documents
Article 9-4 Submission of Electronic Documents, etc.
Article 9-5 Special Provisions on Submission of Documents Supposedto Be Attached to Electronic Documents
Article 9-6 Manner of Online Submission
Article 9-7 Special Provisions on Concurrent Submission
Article 9-8 Notifications or Other Documents to Be Served by Meansof Electronic Documents
Article 10 Documents by Reference
Article 11 Return of Defective Application Documents, etc.
Article 12 Identification of Patent Number, etc.
Article 13 Amendment of Documents, etc.
Article 13-2 Amendment of Opposition to Patent