(1) If a person who intends to obtain grant of a patent registered or a patentee fails to fully pay a patent fee within the period specified in Article 79 (3) or 81 (1), the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office shall order the person or patentee to pay the under-paid patent fee.
(2) Upon receipt of an order issued under paragraph (1), a person may pay an under-paid patent fee within one month after receipt of such order (hereinafter referred to as "period for payment of under-paid patent fees").
(3) A person who shall pay an under-paid patent fee under paragraph (2) shall pay an amount specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, which shall not exceed double the amount of the unpaid patent fee.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]