(1) The Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office shall keep the Patent Register at the Korean Intellectual Property Office and shall enter the following matters therein:
1. The grant, transfer, expiration, and reinstatement of patents, restrictions on the disposal of patents, and the extension of patent terms;
2. The grant, preservation, transfer, amendment, and expiration of exclusive or non-exclusive licenses and restrictions on the disposal of exclusive or non-exclusive licenses;
3. The establishment, transfer, amendment, and expiration of pledge rights on a patent or on an exclusive or non-exclusive license and restrictions on the disposal of such pledge rights.
(2) The Patent Register prescribed in paragraph (1) may be fully or partially stored on electronic recording medium, etc.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), matters necessary for the facts to be registered, procedures for registration, etc. shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(4) Specifications and drawings of patented inventions, and other documents specified by Presidential Decree shall be deemed part of the Patent Register.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]