(1) Trial proceedings shall be conducted by oral hearing or examination of documents: Provided, That where a party requests an oral hearing, trial proceedings shall be conducted by oral hearing except where it is deemed that a ruling can be made on the basis of examination of documents alone. <Amended on Jun. 11, 2014>
(2) Deleted. <Feb. 3, 2001>
(3) An oral hearing shall be open to the public: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply where public order or morality is likely to be compromised. <Amended on Jun. 11, 2014>
(4) When the presiding judge intends to hold an oral hearing under paragraph (1), he or she shall determine the date and venue for the hearing, and serve the parties and intervenors with a written notice thereof: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply where such notice is given to the parties and intervenors present at an earlier hearing for the case. <Amended on Jun. 11, 2014>
(5) When the presiding judge presides over an oral hearing under paragraph (1), he or she shall require an official assigned by the President of the Korean Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board to prepare a report on the proceedings of the hearing and other necessary facts in each hearing. <Amended on Jun. 11, 2014>
(6) The presiding judge and the official who prepares a report on proceedings under paragraph (5) shall affix their signatures and seals thereon. <Amended on Jun. 11, 2014>
(7) Articles 153, 154, and 156 through 160 of the Civil Procedure Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to proceeding reports prepared under paragraph (5). <Amended on Jun. 11, 2014>
(8) Articles 143, 259, 299, and 367 of the Civil Procedure Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to administrative patent trials. <Amended on Jun. 11, 2014>
(9) The presiding judge shall maintain order in the trial tribunal during oral hearings. <Newly Inserted on Jun. 11, 2014>[Title Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]