(1) An international patent applicant shall submit to the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the following matters in writing within the period for submitting domestic documents. In such cases, an applicant who has filed an international patent application in a foreign language shall also submit a Korean translation of the international patent application under Article 201 (1):
1. The name and domicile of the applicant (if the applicant is a corporation, its name and place of business);
2. The name and the domicile or place of business of an agent, if the applicant is represented by an agent (if the agent is a patent firm or a limited-liability patent firm, its name and place of business, and the name of the designated patent attorney);
3. The title of the invention;
4. The name and domicile of the inventor;
5. The international filing date and the international application number.
(2) If an applicant requests an extension of the period for submitting the Korean translation under the proviso of Article 201 (1) by the document submitted under the former part of paragraph, the applicant need not submit a Korean translation, notwithstanding the latter part of paragraph (1).
(3) The Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office shall request an applicant to make an amendment within a specified period in either of the following circumstances:
1. Where an applicant fails to submit the document required under the former part of paragraph (1) during the period for submitting domestic documents;
2. Where the document submitted under the former part of paragraph (1) does not comply with the formalities prescribed by this Act or by an order issued under this Act;(4) If a person requested to make an amendment under paragraph (3) fails to do so within a specified period, the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office may invalidate the international patent application filed by the person.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]