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Patent Act — Article 37 (Transfer of Entitlement to Patent)

특허법 제37조

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) An entitlement to a patent may be transferable.

(2) An entitlement to a patent shall not be pledged.

(3) If an entitlement to a patent is jointly held by at least two persons, a joint patent holder may assign his or her share with the consent of each of joint patent holder.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]

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