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Patent Act — Article 119 (Restrictions on Abandonment of Patents)

특허법 제119조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2024-08-21. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2025-11-11) — check the Korean original.

(1) No patentee may abandon his or her patent without the consent of all the following persons:

1. The exclusive licensee, if any;

2. The pledgee, if any;

3. Non-exclusive licensees referred to in Article 100 (4), if any;

4. Non-exclusive licensees referred to in Article 102 (1), if any;

5. Non-exclusive licensees referred to in Article 10 (1) of the Invention Promotion Act, if any.

(2) No exclusive licensee may abandon his or her exclusive license without the consent of the pledgee or non-exclusive licensees referred to in Article 100 (4).

(3) No non-exclusive licensee may abandon his or her non-exclusive license without the consent of the pledgee.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]

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