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Patent Act — Article 159 (Ex Officio Examination)

특허법 제159조

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) Grounds not pleaded by a party or intervenor may be examined in trial proceedings. In such cases, the parties and intervenors shall be provided with an opportunity to submit their arguments thereon within a specified period.

(2) In a trial, no examination shall be made as to the intention of a claim not requested by the petitioner.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]

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