(1) A person who intends to file an international application shall submit a patent application prepared in the language specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, accompanied by a description of the invention, the claims, drawings, and an abstract, to the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office.
(2) Every application filed under paragraph (1) shall state the following:
1. An indication that the application is an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty;
2. The designation of the contracting states to the Patent Cooperation Treaty in which the protection of the invention claimed in the application is required;
3. The intention, if any, to obtain a regional patent defined under Article 2 (iv) of the Patent Cooperation Treaty in the contracting states designated under subparagraph 2 (hereinafter referred to as "designated states");
4. The name or title, the domicile or place of business, and the nationality, of the applicant;
5. The name and the domicile or place of business of an agent, if any;
6. The title of the invention;
7. The name and domicile of the inventor (only applicable where the national law of a designated state requires that these indications be furnished).
(3) A description of an invention under paragraph (1) shall clearly and concisely describe the invention in such manner that any person with ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the relevant invention can easily practice the invention.
(4) Claims referred to in paragraph (1) shall clearly and concisely state the matters for which protection is sought, and shall be fully supported by the description of the invention.
(5) Except as otherwise provided for in paragraphs (1) through (4), matters necessary for filing international applications shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]