Patent Act Article 157-1May 1, 2019 |
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Transitional provisions: grace period Article 22, Article 59, Article 122 and Article 142 amended on December 30, 2016 shall be applicable only to patent applications filed after the implementation of the said amendment to this Act. |
Patent Act Article 157May 1, 2019 |
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Transitional provisions: pending patent application for associated design In respect of a patent application for associated design that is still pending at the time of the implementation of the November 29, 2011, amendment of this Act, the provisions of this Act prior to amendment with respect to associated design patent shall apply. In respect of a patent application for associated design that is still pending at the time of the implementation of the November 29, 2011, amendment of this Act, if the patent application for associated design is filed prior to the publication of its original patent application for design, the applicant may file a request to convert it to a patent application for derivative design within three (3) months after the implementation of the amended Act. Details > |
Patent Act Article 157-2May 1, 2019 |
Transitional provisions: pending applications Unless otherwise provided for in the Act, for a patent application which is still pending at the time of the implementation of the April 16, 2019, amendment to this Act, the amended Patent Act shall apply. With respect to a request for post-grant amendment and invalidation action which is still pending at the time of the implementation of the April 16, 2019, amendment to this Act, the amended Patent Act shall apply. Details > |
Patent Act Article 157-3May 1, 2019 |
Transitional provisions: Divisional application after rendering a decision of patent application With respect to an examination decision on patent application for invention or utility model rendered prior to the implementation of the April 16, 2019, amendment to this Act, if the corresponding time period set forth in Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 2 of Article 34 or Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 2 of Article 107 has not expired, Subparagraph 2, the amended Patent Act shall apply. Details > |
Patent Act Article 157-4May 1, 2019 |
Transitional provisions: patent term of design patent With respect to the term of a design paten, when the term of the patent has not expired prior to the implementation of the April 16, 2019, amendment to this Act, the amended Patent Act shall apply. With respect to the term of a design patent, when the patent right has become extinguished pursuant to Subparagraph 3, Paragraph 1 of Article 70 applicable mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 1 of Article 142 prior to the implementation of the April 16, 2019, amendment to this Act, and then has been reinstated through an application made according to Paragraph 2 of Article 70 applicable mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 1 of Article 142 after the implementation of the April 16, 2019, amendment to this Act, the amended Patent Act shall apply. Details > |
Patent Act Article 22May 1, 2019 |
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Substantial conditions An invention which is industrially applicable may be granted a patent upon application in accordance with this Act, except for the following: 1. the invention was disclosed in a printed publication prior to the filing of the patent application; An invention that is without the circumstances prescribed in the subparagraphs of the preceding paragraph but can be easily made by a person ordinarily skilled in the art based on prior art shall not be patented . A disclosure made by or against the applicant’s will shall not be deemed as one of the circumstances that would preclude the grant of an invention patent prescribed in the subparagraphs of Paragraph 1 or the preceding paragraph, provided that the concerned patent application is filed within twelve (12) months after the date of the disclosure. For the publication in a gazette made in this country or a foreign country in accordance with the laws as the consequence of filing a patent application and made by the applicant’s will, the preceding paragraph is not applicable. Details > |
Patent Act Article 59May 1, 2019 |
Limitations of patent right The effects of an invention patent right shall not extend to the following circumstances: 1. acts done privately and for non-commercial purpose(s); A licensee as stated in Subparagraph 5 of Paragraph 1, who continues to exploit the invention after the patent is revoked, shall pay the patentee a reasonable royalty from the date of receiving a written notice from the patentee. Details > |
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