Patent Act Article 132May 1, 2019

Conversion into design patent "Where an application originally filed for invention or utility model patent is converted into a patent application for design, the filing date of the original application shall be deemed to be the filing date of the converted patent application for design. "A request for the conversion shall not be made under any of the following circumstances: "1. after a written decision allowing the original patent application is served; "2. two (2) months after the date on which a written decision rejecting the original patent application for invention is served; or "3. thirty (30) days after the date on which a written decision rejecting the original patent application for utility model is served. "A converted patent application shall not extend beyond the scope of content disclosed in the description, claims, or drawings of the original patent application as filed.

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