(1) Article 47 (1) 1 and 2 and (4), Articles 51, 63, 63-2, and 66 shall apply mutatis mutandis to a trial on a ruling rejecting a patent application. In such cases,"amendment under Article 47 (1) 2 or 3" in the main clause of Article 51 (1) shall be construed as "amendment under Article 47 (1) 2 (excluding amendments made before a petition is filed for a trial on a ruling rejecting a patent application under Article 132-17)", and "Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office" in the main clause of Article 63-2 as "President of the Korean Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board", respectively. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2016>
(2) Article 63, applicable mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (1), shall apply only where a ground for rejection is found differently from the ground for the ruling rejecting a patent application.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]