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Patent Act — Article 220 (Service on Overseas Residents)

특허법 제220조

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.

(1) Documents to be served on an overseas resident shall be served on his or her patent administrator, if the overseas resident has appointed a patent administrator.

(2) Documents to be served on an overseas resident may be posted to the overseas resident by registered airmail, if the overseas resident has not appointed a patent administrator.

(3) Documents posted by registered airmail under paragraph (2) shall be deemed served on the mailing date of the documents.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]

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