The provisions of Paragraph 1, Article 8, Articles 11 through 15, and Paragraph 1, Article 16 shall apply mutatis mutandis to a case concerning Article 23 or its supplemental civil action.

The summary proceeding in Section 2, Chapter 2 of the Code of Administrative Litigation Proceedings shall not apply to an administrative action concerning intellectual properties.

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Where any one of the following situations occurs with respect to trade secrets held by a party or a third party, the court may, upon motion along with preliminary proof by such party or third party, issue a confidentiality preservation order upon the other party, agent, assistant ad litem, or other related party to the action: "1. Contents of a party's pleadings disclose its own trade secrets or those of a third party, or evidence-taking that has been or is to be made involves trade secrets of a party or a third party. "2. Limitation on discovery or use is required so as to prevent the discovery or use of the trade secrets in the preceding paragraph being intended for purposes other than those related to the case, and there are concerns of obstruction to the party's or the third party's business operation as a result of the disclosure of the trade secrets. "The preceding paragraph does not apply where the other party, agent, assistant ad litem, or other related party has obtained or possessed such trade secrets through means other than the document review or evidence-taking prescribed in the Paragraph 1 of the preceding paragraph. "The person subject to a confidentiality preservation order shall not use the trade secrets for purposes other than those related to the case, nor shall he disclose said trade secrets to those not subject to the order.

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A motion seeking a confidentiality preservation order shall specify in writing the following: "1. The persons to be subject to the confidentiality preservation order; "2. The trade secrets to be protected by such order; and "3. The fact that conditions described in Paragraph 1 of the preceding article are met.

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A ruling granting a confidentiality preservation order shall specify the trade secrets to be protected, grounds for such protection, and content of the prohibition. "When a confidentiality preservation order is granted, such ruling shall be served to the movant and persons subject to the order. "A confidentiality preservation order shall become effective upon being served to the person subject thereto. "An appeal may be filed if a motion for a confidentiality preservation order is denied by the court.

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A person subject to a confidentiality preservation order may file a motion to revoke such order with the court at which the action is pending when the requirements specified in Paragraph 1, Article 11 are not met, or when the situation described by Paragraph 2, Article 11 occurs, or when the grounds of such order no longer exist. However, when a judgment of the principal case becomes final, the motion to revoke the confidentiality preservation order shall be made to the court that grants the order. "Movant of a motion to preserve confidentiality may file for the revocation of such order. "The ruling revoking a confidentiality preservation order shall be served to the movant and the opposing party. "An appeal may be filed against the ruling in the preceding paragraph. "A confidentiality preservation order shall become void when the ruling revoking such order becomes final. "When a ruling revoking a confidentiality preservation order becomes final, the court shall notify, in addition to the movant and the opposing party, any other persons subject to the confidentiality preservation order of the revocation of such order.

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In an action where a confidentiality preservation order has been granted, the court clerk shall immediately notify the movant of the order of any application made by anyone not subject to the order or prohibition or limitation of review for review, transcription or videotaping of the dossier documents. This does not apply if the ruling revoking the confidentiality preservation order becomes final.

Under the circumstances in the preceding paragraph, the court clerk shall not deliver the dossier documents for review, transcription, or videotaping for 14 days from the date the movant or the third party is notified. If within 14 days of notification, the movant or the third party files for a motion for a confidentiality preservation order or requests limitation on or prohibition of review, the court clerk shall not deliver the dossier documents until the ruling on such motion becomes final.

Where the movant of a confidentiality preservation order agrees to the application described in the first paragraph, the second paragraph shall not apply.

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When a party claims or defends that an intellectual property right shall be cancelled or revoked, the court shall decide based on the merit of the case, and the Code of Civil Procedure, Code of Administrative Litigation Procedure, Trademark Act, Patent Act, Species of Plants and Seedling Act, or other applicable laws concerning the stay of an action shall not apply.

Under the circumstances in the preceding paragraph, the holder of the intellectual property right shall not claim any rights during the civil action against the opposing party where the court has recognized the grounds for cancellation or revocation of the intellectual property right.

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An indictment of any of the criminal offenses prescribed in the first part of Subparagraph 2, and Subparagraph 4, Article 3 of the Intellectual Property Court Organization Act, shall be filed with the competent district court. The same applies where the prosecutor makes a motion for a summary proceeding.

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Before any special professional knowledge already known to the court is adopted as a ground for judgment, parties shall be accorded an opportunity to present their arguments regarding such knowledge.

The Presiding Judge or Commissioned Judge shall direct the parties to issues concerning the legal relations of the disputed matters, and shall, whenever appropriate, provide his legal opinions and disclose conviction.

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