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Patent Act — Article 156 (Petitions for Intervention and Rulings Thereon)

특허법 제156조

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) A person who intends to intervene in a trial shall file a petition for intervention with the presiding judge.

(2) Upon receipt of a petition for intervention, the presiding judge shall serve each party and other intervenors with a duplicate of the petition for intervention, and shall provide them with an opportunity to submit a written argument thereon within a specified period.

(3) Upon receipt of a petition for intervention, a ruling on whether to permit intervention shall be made in a trial.

(4) A ruling under paragraph (3) shall be made in writing, stating the grounds therefor.

(5) No appeal shall be permitted against a ruling made under paragraph (3).[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]

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