| Patent Act Article 143May 1, 2019 |
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Preservation of patent files "Patent files such as application documents, description, claim(s), abstract, drawing(s) deemed worth preserving by the Specific Patent Agency shall be permanently kept. "Patent files not referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be kept for the duration specified below "1. invention patent files shall be preserved for 20 years except for the files of approved cases, which shall be preserved for 30 years. "2. utility model patent files shall be preserved for 10 years except for the files of approved cases, which shall be preserved for 15 years. "3. design patent files shall be preserved for 15 years except for the files of approved cases, which shall be preserved for 20 years. "The duration of preservation referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be calculated on the first day of the year following the decision is rendered on the patent application, the patent application has been withdrawn or deemed to have been withdrawn. "With respect to patent files which are kept at the time of the implementation of the April 16, 2019, amendment to this Act, the amended Patent Act shall apply. |
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