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Patent Act — Article 45 (Scope of Single Patent Application)

특허법 제45조

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) A patent application shall be filed for each invention: Provided, That a patent application may be filed for a group of inventions linked so as to form a single general inventive concept.

(2) The requirements for filing a patent application for a group of inventions under the proviso of paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]

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