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Patent Act — Article 92 (Determination to Register Extended Patent Terms by Permission)

특허법 제92조

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) If an examiner finds that a ground set forth in any subparagraph of Article 91 does not apply to an application for registration of an extended patent term under Article 90, he or she shall determine to register the extended term.

(2) When the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office has decided to register an extended patent term under paragraph (1), he or she shall register the extended term in the Patent Register.

(3) When the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office completes the registration under paragraph (2), he or she shall publish the following information 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 is registered;

4. The period of extension.

5. Details of permission, etc. under Article 89 (1).[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 11, 2014]

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