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Patent Act — Article 92-5 (Decision to Register Extension of Term of Patent Rights Following Delayed Registration)

특허법 제92조의5

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2024-08-21. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2025-11-11) — check the Korean original.

(1) When an examiner cannot find a ground falling under any of the subparagraphs of Article 92-4, with regard to any application for registration of extension of the term of a patent right pursuant to Article 92-3, he or she shall decide to register such extended term.

(2) When a decision is made to register extension of the term of a patent right pursuant to paragraph (1), the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office shall register such extension with the patent original register.

(3) When any registration is made pursuant to paragraph (2), the following matters shall be published in the Patent Gazette:

1. The name and domicile of a patentee (if a patentee is a corporation, its name and place of business);

2. The patent number;

3. The date when the extension of term of a patent right is registered;

4. The period of extension.[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 2, 2011]

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