(1) A hearing in a trial shall be either oral or paper: Provided, That where a party applies for an oral hearing, the oral hearing shall be held except where it is deemed that a decision may be made only by a paper hearing.
(2) All oral hearings shall be open to the public: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply where public order and good morals are likely to be compromised.
(3) Where the presiding judge holds an oral hearing for a trial pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall determine the date and place and serve a document stating the purport thereof on a party and an intervenor: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply where he or she notifies the party and intervenor who attend the relevant trial.
(4) Where the presiding judge holds an oral hearing for a trial pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall require an officer designated by the President of the Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board to prepare records stating the outline of the trial and other necessary matters on each date of the trial.
(5) The presiding judge of a trial and an officer who has prepared records shall affix their signatures and seals to the records under paragraph (4).
(6) Articles 153, 154 and 156 through 160 of the Civil Procedure Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the records under paragraph (4).
(7) Articles 143, 259, 299 and 367 of the Civil Procedure Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to all trials.
(8) The presiding judge shall maintain order in the court during an oral hearing.