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Patent Act — Article 195 (Orders to Amend)

특허법 제195조

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.

In any of the following cases, the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office shall order an applicant to amend his or her international application within a specified period:

1. If the title of the invention is omitted;

2. If an abstract is omitted;

3. If the international application violates Article 3 or 197 (3);

4. If the international application fails to comply with any of the requirements prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]

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