(1) The Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office shall conduct a fact-finding survey each year to obtain basic data for establishing and implementing a basic plan and action plan: Provided, That a fact-finding survey may be conducted occasionally, where deemed necessary by the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office.
(2) The Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office may request the head of any public research institute defined in the Technology Transfer and Commercialization Promotion Act to submit data necessary for conducting fact-finding surveys under paragraph (1). In such cases, the head of the institute requested to submit data shall cooperate therein, unless there is a compelling reason not to do so as prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as the maintenance of corporate business or trade secrets.
(3) The specific scope, etc. of preparing data in conducting fact-finding surveys under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Newly Inserted on Oct. 20, 2020]