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Main text(s) Main text(s) Korean 특허법 (법률 제18505호, 2021. 10. 19., 일부개정)      English Patent Act (amended up to Act No. 18505 of October 19, 2021)     

Additional Text(s) WTO Notifications Coversheet (3 text(s)) WTO Notifications Coversheet (3 text(s)) English Patent Act (amended up to Act No. 18505 of October 19, 2021) French Loi sur les brevets (modifié jusqu'à la loi n° 18505 du 19 octobre 2021) Spanish Ley de Patentes (modificada hasta la Ley Nº 18505 de 19 de octubre de 2021)

Legislation Supersedes (14 text(s)) Supersedes (14 text(s))

• Patent Act (Act No. 950 of December 31, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 17730 of December 22, 2020) (KR293)
• Patent Act (Act No. 950 of December 31, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 17422 of June 9, 2020) (KR294)
• Patent Act (Act No. 950 of December 31, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 16804 of December 10, 2019) (KR286)
• Patent Act (Act No. 950 of December 31, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 12753 of June 11, 2014) (KR275)
• Patent Act (Act No. 950 of December 31, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 11962 of July 30, 2013) (KR201)
• Patent Act (Act No. 950 of December 31, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 14112 of March 29, 2016) (KR267)
• Patent Act (Act No. 950 of December 31, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 11654 of March 22, 2013) (KR140)
• Patent Act (Act No. 950 of December 31, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 11690 of March 23, 2013) (KR274)
• Patent Act (Act No. 950 of December 31, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 11117 of December 2, 2011) (KR102)
• Patent Act (Act No. 950 of December 31, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 9985 of January 27, 2010) (KR065)
• Patent Act (Act No. 950 of December 31, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 9381 of January 30, 2009) (KR047)
• Patent Act (Act No. 950 of December 31, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 8462 of May 17, 2007) (KR041)
• Patent Act (Act No. 950 of December 31, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 6411 of February 3, 2001) (KR034)
• Patent Act (Act No. 950 of December 31, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 5576 of September 23, 1998) (KR009)

Is superseded by (3 text(s)) Is superseded by (3 text(s))

• Patent Act  (KR332)
• Patent Act (amended up to Act No. 19714 of September 14, 2023) (KR311)
• Patent Act (amended up to Act No. 19007 of October 18, 2022) (KR329)

Treaties Relates to (2 records) Relates to (2 records)

• Paris Convention (March 20, 1883)
• Patent Cooperation Treaty (June 19, 1970)

WTO Document Reference

IP/N/1/KOR/24

IP/N/1/KOR/P/13