(1) A person who intends to request examination of an application shall submit a written request for examination of the application to the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office, declaring the following:
1. The name and domicile of the petitioner (if the petitioner is a corporation, its name and place of business);
2. A description of the patent application for which the request for examination is filed.
(2) If a request for examination of an application is filed before the application is laid open, the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office shall publish relevant facts in the Patent Gazette when the application is laid open, whereas he or she shall publish relevant facts in the Patent Gazette without delay, if such request is filed after the application is laid open.
(3) Upon receipt of an application for examination of an application from any person other than the relevant patent applicant, the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office shall notify the patent applicant of such facts.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]