(1) The examination procedure may be suspended until a decision on an application for revoking a patent or a trial ruling becomes final and conclusive or until the relevant legal proceedings are completed, if suspension is necessary for examining a patent application. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2016>
(2) If necessary, a court may suspend the legal proceedings until a decision on patentability of a patent application becomes final and conclusive.
(3) No appeal may be filed against suspension under paragraph (1) or (2).[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]