(1) A patentee may grant a non-exclusive license of the patent to others.
(2) A non-exclusive licensee shall have the right to practice the patented invention for business purposes to the extent provided for in this Act or prescribed at the grant of the license.
(3) A non-exclusive license granted under Article 107 may be transferred, only if it is transferred with the underlying business.
(4) A non-exclusive license granted under Article 138 of this Act, Article 32 of the Utility Model Act, or Article 123 of the Design Protection Act shall be transferred with the relevant patent, utility model right, or design right of the non-exclusive licensee, and shall expire simultaneously with the expiration of the relevant patent, utility model right, or design right.
(5) No non-exclusive license, other than non-exclusive licenses referred to in paragraphs (3) and (4), shall be transferred without the consent of the patentee (or the consent of the patentee and the exclusive licensee, if the non-exclusive license is based on an exclusive license), unless it is transferred with the underlying business or by inheritance or other universal succession.
(6) No pledge right may be established over a non-exclusive license, other than non-exclusive licenses referred to in paragraphs (3) and (4), without the consent of the patentee (or the consent of the patentee and the exclusive licensee, if the non-exclusive license is based on an exclusive license).
(7) Article 99 (2) and (3) shall apply mutatis mutandis to non-exclusive licenses.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]