Patent Act — Article 63-3 (Order to Submit Results of Examination in Foreign Countries)

An examiner may order a patent applicant to submit the results of an examination conducted in the country where an earlier parent application was filed with which the application on which the priority claim is based was filed (referring to a written argument stating the summary of such materials, if no result of the examination is available) in the manner prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, within the specified period, if such materials are necessary for examining a patent application of which priority is claimed based on an earlier application accompanied by the priority claim under Article 54.[This Article Newly Inserted on Feb. 29, 2016]