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Patent Act — Article 172 (Effects of Examinations)

특허법 제172조

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.

Patent-related procedures previously taken in the course of examination shall also remain effective in a trial on a ruling rejecting a patent application or on a ruling refusing to register the extended term of a patent.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]

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