(1) Where deemed necessary to reasonably settle a trial case, a presiding judge may suspend the procedures for such trial case with the consent of the parties and may, by decision, refer the case to the Committee for Mediation of Disputes over Industrial Property Rights established under Article 41 of the Invention Promotion Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Mediation Committee").
(2) Where a presiding judge refers a trial case to the Mediation Committee under paragraph (1), he or she shall send the records of such trial case to the Mediation Committee.
(3) Where a mediation procedure of the Mediation Committee is concluded without success, a presiding judge shall revoke the decision of suspension under paragraph (1) and resume a trial; and where the mediation succeeds, a request for the relevant trial shall be deemed withdrawn.[This Article Newly Inserted on Aug. 17, 2021]