(1) When the grant of a patent is registered, the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office shall issue a patent registration certificate to the patentee.
(2) If any discrepancy exists between a patent registration certificate and the Patent Register or any other document, the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office shall recover the certificate, upon request or ex officio, and shall rectify it or re-issue the patent registration certificate.
(3) In either of the following cases, the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office shall issue a new patent registration certificate according to a decision, trial ruling, or the registration of a transfer: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2016>
1. Where a decision or trial ruling that approves a correction to the specification or drawing of a patented invention becomes final and conclusive;
2. Where a transfer of a patent is registered in accordance with Article 99-2 (2).[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]