Patent Act — Article 6 (Scope of Agency Authority)

An agent to whom agency authority is granted by a person who has a domicile or place of business in the Republic of Korea may conduct any of the following acts, only if expressly authorized so. The foregoing shall also apply to a patent administrator: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2016>

1. To modify, abandon, or withdraw a patent application;

2. To relinquish a patent;

3. To withdraw an application for registering the extension of the term of a patent;

4. To withdraw an application;

5. To withdraw a request;

6. To claim a priority under Article 55 (1) or withdraw a priority claim;

7. To file a petition for trial under Article 132-17;

8. To appoint a sub-agent.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]