(1) An international application allocated an international filing date under the Patent Cooperation Treaty that has designated the Republic of Korea as a designated state to obtain a patent in the Republic of Korea shall be deemed a patent application filed on the international filing date.
(2) Articles 42-2, 42-3, and 54 shall not apply to an international application deemed a patent application under paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as "international patent application").[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]