(1) In order to have an electronic document certified as to whether it is an original document containing trade secrets, a person who possesses trade secrets may file for registration of the unique identification value extracted from the relevant electronic document (hereinafter referred to as "electronic fingerprint") with an agency that certifies the original documents of trade secrets under Article 9-3.
(2) Where the electronic fingerprint registered under paragraph (1) and the electronic fingerprint extracted from the electronic document kept by a person who possesses trade secrets are the same, an agency that certifies the original documents of trade secrets under Article 9-3 may issue a certificate verifying that the relevant electronic document is the original registered with the electronic fingerprint (hereinafter referred to as "certificate of the original document").
(3) A person who has been issued with a certificate of the original document under paragraph (2), shall be deemed to possess the information as stated in the relevant electronic document as at the time the electronic fingerprint referred to in paragraph (1) is registered. <Newly Inserted on Jan. 28, 2015>[This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 30, 2013]